(かかと)

かかと
noun
heel
1. heel (of foot)
The back part of the human foot below the ankle.
(かかと)(いた)い。
My heel hurts.
(はし)りすぎて(かかと)にまめができた。
I got a blister on my heel from running too much.
(かかと)()げてつま(さき)()った。
I raised my heels and stood on my toes.
乾燥(かんそう)して(かかと)がひび()れている。
My heels are cracked from dryness.
(かかと)から着地(ちゃくち)するのが(ただ)しい(ある)(かた)だと()われている。
It's said that landing on the heel is the correct way to walk.
2. heel (of shoe)
The raised part at the back of a shoe.
ハイヒールの(かかと)()れた。
The heel of my high heels broke.
(くつ)(かかと)がすり()っている。
The heels of my shoes are worn down.
(かかと)(たか)(くつ)(ある)きにくい。
Shoes with high heels are hard to walk in.
(かかと)修理(しゅうり)()した。
I had the heels repaired.
(あたら)しい(くつ)(かかと)(かた)くて(あし)(いた)くなった。
The heels of my new shoes were so stiff that my feet started hurting.

(かかと) refers to both the body part and the shoe part.

OFTEN IN HIRAGANA:
This word is very frequently written as かかと due to the kanji's complexity.

COMMON PATTERNS:

  • (かかと)(たか)い (high heels)
  • (かかと)(かえ)す (turn on one's heel)
  • (かかと)()げる (raise one's heels, stand on tiptoe)

BODY PART CONTEXT:

Other foot parts:

  • 足首(あしくび) (ankle)
  • (あし)(うら) (sole of foot)
  • つま(さき) (toe/tiptoe)
  • (あし)(ゆび) (toes)

IDIOM:
(かかと)(せっ)して = in close succession, one after another (literally: heels touching)