# 足 foot/ be enough

口 (mouth/small box radical) + 止 (stop)
★★★★★
7 strokes
JERK STRONG SYMBOLIC
JERK - It means both foot and "to be enough". . . maybe a foot-fetishist made this one up??

Also, jukugo of 足 tend to be KUNKUN, rather than ON-ON.

## Onyomi

SOKU |

## Mnemonic

| A mouth yelling "Stop right now and put a damn SOCK on your foot!!! You'll catch cold running around like that!! Do you know what kind of germs are on the ground?? do you know what kind of people have been here????!"

## Kunyomi

( が ) た＊りる | to be enough. Often used in the negative. XXXが足りない! ★★★☆☆
あし | means foot AND leg. Oops. They don't have a separate word. ★★★★★

## Jukugo

不足(ふそく) | shortage of ★★★★☆ NP 不 (un) + 足 (foot/ be enough) = 不足 (shortage of) To not have enough of a physical thing (money, time, nurses, teachers.) Also implies that there is a specific amount that is required, For example -犬不足 (a dog shortage). There's no particle or verb needed.
満足(まんぞく) する | to be totally satisfied. ★★★★☆ 満 (full) + 足 (foot/ be enough) = 満足 (to be totally satisfied.)
足首(あしくび) | ankle ★★☆☆☆ KUNKUN 足 (foot/ be enough) + 首 (neck) = 足首 (ankle)

## Used In

- 促
- 踏
- 躍
- 距
- 跡
- 踊
- 跳
- 蹴
- 路

## Synonyms

lack 欠ける 足りない
obstacle 阻害 妨害 支障 足手まとい