foot · sufficient

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: The on reading is そく, and the kun readings are あし, たりる, たる, and たす. It has 7 strokes and relates to the foot or leg and the idea of sufficiency.
• Basic usage: 足 is read あし, and 足りる is read たりる.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• 足 / 足りる
  • 足 means foot or leg and is read あし. It refers to the foot or leg depending on context.
  • 冷たい水に足を入れた。 means “I dipped my feet in the cold water.”
  • 足りる means be enough or suffice and is read たりる. It indicates that an amount or content is sufficient for a need.
  • この材料だけで四人分の料理を作るのに足りる。 means “These ingredients are enough to cook for four people.”