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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.
足の裏に魚の目ができた。
I got a corn on the sole of my foot.
魚の目が痛くて歩きにくい。
The corn hurts and makes it hard to walk.
合わない靴を履き続けると魚の目ができやすい。
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 魚の目. The medical term is 鶏眼, but 魚の目 is the everyday word.
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 魚の目ができる (to develop a corn)
- 魚の目を取る (to remove a corn)
- 魚の目パッド (corn pad)
SIMILAR WORDS:
- たこ: callus — a broader area of thickened skin, less painful than a corn