魚(うお)の目(め)

うおのめ
noun
corn (on the foot)
body-part
1. corn (on the foot)
A small, hard area of thickened skin on the foot, typically caused by friction or pressure. Named because its appearance resembles a fish's eye.
足(あし)の裏(うら)に魚(うお)の目(め)ができた。
I got a corn on the sole of my foot.
魚(うお)の目(め)が痛(いた)くて歩(ある)きにくい。
The corn hurts and makes it hard to walk.
合(あ)わない靴(くつ)を履(は)き続(つづ)けると魚(うお)の目(め)ができやすい。
If you keep wearing shoes that don't fit, you are prone to getting corns.

Etymology

Literally "fish eye" — the hardened skin formation resembles the eye of a fish.

Usage

Usually written in hiragana as うおのめ or in kanji as 魚(うお)の目(め). The medical term is 鶏眼(けいがん), but 魚(うお)の目(め) is the everyday word.

Common collocations

  • 魚(うお)の目(め)ができる (to develop a corn)
  • 魚(うお)の目(め)を取(と)る (to remove a corn)
  • 魚(うお)の目(め)パッド (corn pad)

Similar words

  • たこ: callus — a broader area of thickened skin, less painful than a corn

Related Words

Compare: 蛸(たこ) (callus)
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