英和和英

読み方 あんよ

名詞

（A child's name for） a foot; tootsie:（=する） to foot it; to walk

読み方 あし

名詞

1

（＝足部）the foot:（実用には成句のほかは複数）one's feet

用例

• 人には足が二本、獣には足が四本ある
  Man has two feet; beasts have four feet.

• 四ツ足
  a four-footed animal
  a quadruped
• 頭から足の先まで
  from head to foot―from top to toe
• 頭から足の先まで人を見る
  to look over a person from head to foot―（を通例）―measure a man from head to foot（with one's eye）―look one up and down
• 足が冷たい
  My feet are cold
  I have cold feet.
• 足を冷やすな
  Keep your feet warm.
• 足が痛い
  My foot hurts（me）―（靴で足が痛いのなら）―My shoes pinch me.
• 足を上げる
  to raise one's foot
• 足を下ろす
  to set one's foot down
• 足を踏ん張る
  to plant one's feet firmly on the ground
• 足を踏み締める
  to steady oneself
• 酒に足を取られる
  to be carried off one's feet by whiskey
• 悪所に足を入れるな
  Do not set foot in bad quarters!
• 足が軽い
  to light-footed―nimble―alert
• 足が重い
  to be heavy-footed―lazy―sluggish
• 足に赤切を切らす
  to get one's feet chapped
• 足に赤切が切れた
  My feet are chapped.
• 赤切の切れた足
  chapped feet
• 足に霜焼けができる
  to get one's feet frost-bitten
• 足に霜焼けができた
  My feet are frost-bitten
  I have got my feet frost-bitten.
• 霜焼けのできた足
  frost-bitten feet
• 思想は天に昇れども足は地を離れず
  Our thoughts may soar heavenward, but out feet are never off the earth.
• 人に足を向けて寝るは失礼
  It is considered bad manners in Japan to lie down with one's feet toward any one.
• 恩人の方へは足を向けても寝ない
  I do not lie down at night with my feet toward my benefactor―（英語風に言えば）―I never forget my gratitude to him, waking or sleeping.
• （再び足踏みをせぬ決心で）足の塵を払って去る
  to shake the dust off one's feet
• 片足突っ込んでいる（日本では棺桶に、英語では穴に）
  He has one foot in the grave.
• 踊りの足が壺にはまる
  The dancer's feet fall pat to the music.
• 足の指
  a toe
• 足の親指
  the big toe
• 人の足を踏む
  to tread on one's toes
• 足の裏
  the sole of the foot
• 草鞋｛わらじ｝が足を喰う
  Straw-sandals eat into the soles.
• 足の甲
  the instep

2

（＝立つ足、歩く足）a leg:（実用には常に複数）one's legs:（ある場合には）foot

用例

• 足で歩く
  We walk on our legs.

• 足が立つ
  One can stand―（病人なら）―He can get about―（いざりなら）―He has found his legs―He now feels his legs.
• 足が立たない
  He is crippled―a cripple.
• 足が悪くて歩けない
  I have lame legs
  I am lame.
• あまり歩いて足が棒になった、足をすりこぎにして歩いた
  I have walked myself lame.
• 足を引きずって歩く
  to drag oneself along
• 波に足をさらわれる
  to be carried off one's legs by the sea
• 船に慣れないと足がフラフラする
  One unaccustomed to the sea has unsteady legs.
• 船に慣れて足がフラフラしなくなる
  One gets sea-legs on.
• 足がブラブラしなくなった
  I have sea-legs on.
• 足にまかして急いだ
  I hastened s fast as my legs could carry me.
• 足にまかして歩いた
  I went wherever fancy led me.
• 君は足が達者だ
  You are a good walker―a good pedestrian.
• 足が早い
  to be swift-footed―swift of foot―fleet of foot―a fast walker―a fast runner
• 泥棒の奴僕より足が早くてとうとう逃がした
  The fellow had the legs of me―had the heels of me―and escaped.
• 足を痛めた
  I have sore feet
  I am footsore.
• 足を痛めた旅人
  a footsore wayfarer
• 足を出す
  to put out a leg
• 人の前へ足を出すのは無作法だ
  It is considered bad manners in Japan to thrust out your legs before people.
• 足を引き込ませる
  to draw in one's legs
• 足を伸ばす（は散歩するの意味になる）
  to stretch one's legs
• 足を組む
  to cross one's legs―（は西洋風、日本風にあぐらかくは）―sit cross-legged （tailor-fashion―を加えなければ西洋人に解せぬことあり）
• 足がしびれた
  My legs are benumbed
  My legs are asleep.
• 足がしびれてチクチクする
  I have pins and needles in my legs
  My legs prickle like pins and needles.

3

（＝ひと足）a step

用例

• 学校までひと足だ
  It is only a step―but a step―to the school.

• ひと足前へ出る、ひと足後へ下がる
  to take a step forward―take a step backward
• ひと足ごとに深くなる
  The water grows deeper at every step.
• ひと足遅かった
  （直訳すれば）I have missed it by a step―I am a step too late―（普通の英語は）―I am too late―Too late!
• ひと足違いで逢わなかった
  （直訳すれば）I missed meeting him by a step―（普通の英語は）―I just missed meeting him.
• 君が出ると彼はひと足違いに来た
  He came just after you went out.
• 僕が出る時ひと足違いに入って来た人があった
  Some one came in just as I was going out.
• ひと足お先に
  Excuse me, I shall go on before you
  Excuse my going before you!
• ひと足先に来た
  I started a little before the others.
• どこへ足を向ける
  to turn one's steps―bend one's steps―direct one's steps―to or toward a place
• 彼は遊里へ足を向けることはめったに無い
  He seldom turns his steps toward the gay quarters.

4

（＝歩調）pace; step; speed; foot

用例

• 犬には足の早いのと鼻の利くのとある
  Some dogs are chosen for speed, others for scent.

• 足を早める
  to quicken one's pace―quicken one's steps
• 足をゆるめる
  to slacken one's pace―slacken one's steps
• 足を早めて（急ぎ足で）進む
  to proceed at a quick pace―at a smart pace―at a brisk pace
• 足を揃える
  to keep step―walk in step
• 人と足を揃える
  to keep step with the others
• ラッパに足を揃える
  to keep step to the bugle
• 足を乱す
  to break step―walk out step
• 足を換える
  to change foot―change feet
• 足が早い
  to be swift of foot―fleet of foot
• 足が遅い
  to be slow of foot
• 並足
  a walk―foot's pace
• 早足
  a trot
• 駈け足
  a run―（馬なら）―a gallop

5

（＝足場）a footing

用例

• 足を踏みはずす
  to miss one's footing―lose one's footing―（失錯するの意味なら）―make a false step

• 大陸に足を踏み入れる
  to gain a footing on the continent

6

〈以下特例〉

用例

• 君は足が強い、足が丈夫だ（健脚）
  You are a good walker―a good pedestrian.

• 僕は足が弱い
  I am a poor walker―a poor pedestrian.
• つい手が触り足が触り
  Chance joined us together.
• 足を踏む
  to tread on the ground―step on the ground―（強くなら）―stamp on the ground―（久しぶりでなら）―set foot on the ground
• 座敷が散らかっていて足の踏みどころも無い
  The room is so littered that there is not a spot to tread on―not a spot to step on.
• 人の地面に足を踏み込む
  to trespass on another's ground―（領分を侵すの意味なら）―encroach on another's province
• 困難などを見て二の足を踏む
  to hesitate at―boggle at―stagger at―jib at―stop at―a difficulty
• 軍隊が（支えかねて）浮き足になる
  The troops waver―falter―begin to sway―begin to give way.
• 逃げ足になる
  to seem inclined to run away
• もう逃げ足になっている
  He is ready to fly―showing the white feather.
• 気は早れども足は進まず
  “The spirit is willing, but the flesh is weak.”【イディオム・格言的】
• いたずら子はつかまえると足をジタバタして暴れる
  A mischievous urchin, when caught, will kick and struggle.
• 足の向いた方へ行く、足にまかして歩く
  I go wherever fancy leads me.
• 足を空して駈けまわる
  to scamper about

7

〈熟語〉

用例

• 足を運ぶ
  to go

• 吉原へセッセと足を運ぶ
  He frequents the gay quarters.
• だまされて無駄足を運んだ
  I went on a fool's errand.
• 足を留める
  to stay―make a stay―in a place
• ここに暫く足を留めようと思う
  I mean to make a short stay here.
• あそこに久しく足を留めた
  I made a long stay there.
• 足を洗う
  （乞食なら）to quit a beggar's life―（花柳界なら）―quit a life of shame
• 足がつく
  A crime or a criminal is traced.
• お尋ね者は長崎まで足がついた
  The fugitive has been traced as far as Nagasaki.
• （何から）足がつく
  Something puts the police on the scent.
• 質に入れた時計から足がついた
  The watch he pawned put the police on the scent.
• これでは足が出る
  The sum will not cover the expenses
  The sum comes short of the amount.
• 勘定を払う時持ち合わせが足りなくて足を出してしまった
  The money I had about me came short of the bill.
• 足を出す
  to disclose a secret―let the cat out of the bag
• 足が近い
  to be a frequent visitor
• 足が遠くなる
  to cease to be a frequent visitor
• 結婚すると友人と足が遠くなる人がある
  When some people marry, they let the grass grow on the path of friendship.
• 傷持つ足
  “A guilty conscience needs no accuser.”【イディオム・格言的】
• 傷持つ足だから人のことは言われない
  “One who lives in a glass house, should not throw stone.”【イディオム・格言的】
• 手の舞い足の踏むところを知らず
  One is transported with joy―in a transport of joy―in an agony of joy―in raptures―in ecstasies.
• その足で
  at once―directly―straight
• その足で彼の家へ行った
  I went straight to his house―made straight for his house.
• 君に逢っちゃ手も足も出ない
  I am helpless against you.
• そんな値段じゃ手も足も出ない
  I am powerless to bid at such a price
  The price is paralyzing.

8

（犬猫の足）paws:（タコやイカの足）tentacles; arms:（羊や豚の食用にする足）trotters:（卓子などの足）legs:（コップの足）a stem

用例

• 卓子には足が四本ある
  A table has four legs.

• 三本足の腰掛け
  a three-legged stool
• タコには足が八本ある、イカにも
  The octopus has eight arms, and so has the cuttlefish.

9

（＝船脚）draught

• 足の深い船、足の浅い船
  a ship of deep draught―of light draught

10

（＝銭）money

11

（＝利息）interest

読み方 そく

名詞

A pair （of shoes or socks）［注意］口語体にては複数に“s”を加えず。

用例

• 一足の靴
  a pair of shoes

• 靴下三足
  three pair of socks