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足掛け

足かけ、 足掛

Reading

Kana: あしかけ
Romaji: ashikake
Kana
Romaji

Definitions

noun
1

leg trip (in sumo, judo, etc.)

(Sumo term) (Martial arts term)
2

foothold; pedal

n-adv
3

nearly (used to estimate a period of time by rounding up incomplete units)

See also: 丸 (reading まる, entry #2)

Kanji

足
Readings: ソク、 あし、 た.りる、 た.る、 た.す
Meanings: leg, foot, be sufficient, counter for pairs of footwear
掛
Readings: カイ、 ケイ、 か.ける、 -か.ける、 か.け、 -か.け、 -が.け、 か.かる、 -か.かる、 -が.かる、 か.かり、 -が.かり、 かかり、 -がかり
Meanings: hang, suspend, depend, arrive at, tax, pour