両足(りょうあし)

りょうあし
noun
both feet; both legs
1. both feet; both legs
Both feet or both legs taken together, in contrast to 片足(かたあし) (one foot/leg). Used in everyday descriptions of posture, movement, sports, and medical contexts.
両足(りょうあし)でジャンプする。
To jump with both feet.
両足(りょうあし)を揃(そろ)えて座(すわ)ってください。
Please sit with your feet together.
長時間(ちょうじかん)立(た)ちっぱなしだったので、両足(りょうあし)がパンパンに張(は)っている。
Because I was standing for a long time, both my legs are tight and swollen.

Compound of 両(りょう) (both) + 足(あし) (foot/leg). The prefix 両(りょう) attaches to paired body parts to mean "both —".

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 両足(りょうあし)を揃(そろ)える: to put one's feet together
  • 両足(りょうあし)で立(た)つ: to stand on both feet
  • 両足(りょうあし)を広(ひろ)げる: to spread one's legs
  • 両足(りょうあし)骨折(こっせつ): fractures in both legs

SIMILAR WORDS:

  • 片足(かたあし): one foot/leg — paired opposite
  • 両手(りょうて): both hands — same pattern with hands
  • 両腕(りょううで): both arms
  • 両肩(りょうかた): both shoulders
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