踵(かかと)

かかと
noun
heel
body-partclothing
1. heel (of foot)
The back part of the human foot below the ankle.
踵(かかと)が痛(いた)い。
My heel hurts.
I got a blister on my heel from running too much.
I raised my heels and stood on my toes.
My heels are cracked from dryness.
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.
The heel of my high heels broke.
The heels of my shoes are worn down.
Shoes with high heels are hard to walk in.
I had the heels repaired.
The heels of my new shoes were so stiff that my feet started hurting.

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

Writing

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

Common patterns

RELATED WORDS (other parts of the foot):

Watch out

In the set phrases 踵(きびす)を返(かえ)す (to turn on one's heel, turn back) and 踵(きびす)を接(せっ)して (in close succession, literally "heels touching"), 踵(きびす) is read きびす, not かかと.