足首

Japanese

Kanji in this term
足	首
あし Grade: 1	くび Grade: 2
kun'yomi

Etymology

From 足(あし) (ashi, “foot”) + 首(くび) (kubi, “neck”).^[1]

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) あしくび [àshíꜜkùbì] (Nakadaka – [2])^[1][2]
• (Tokyo) あしくび [àshíkúꜜbì] (Nakadaka – [3])^[1][2]
• IPA^(key): [a̠ɕi̥kɯ̟bʲi]

Noun

足(あし)首(くび) • (ashikubi) 

1. (anatomy) ankle

See also

• 踝(くるぶし) (kurubushi)

References

1. Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
2. NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN

• 2002, Ineko Kondō; Fumi Takano; Mary E Althaus; et. al., Shogakukan Progressive Japanese-English Dictionary, Third Edition, Tokyo: Shōgakukan, →ISBN.

Okinawan

Kanji in this term
足	首
ふぃさ Grade: 1	くび Grade: 2
kun'yomi

Etymology 1

From 足(ふぃさ) (fisa, “foot”) + 首(くび) (kubi, “neck”)

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ɸisakubi/

Noun

足(ふぃさ)首(くび) (fisakubi) 

1. (anatomy) ankle

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
足	首
ふぃしゃ Grade: 1	くび Grade: 2
kun'yomi

From 足(ふぃしゃ) (fisha, “foot”) + 首(くび) (kubi, “neck”). See above.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ɸiɕakubi/

Noun

足(ふぃしゃ)首(くび) (fishakubi) 

1. (anatomy) ankle

References

• “足首” in JLect - Japonic Languages and Dialects Database Dictionary, 2019.