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

Related Words

Compare: 両手(りょうて) (both hands)

Compare: 両腕(りょううで) (both arms)

Related: 両目(りょうめ) (both eyes)

Related: 両耳(りょうみみ) (both ears)

Related: 片足(かたあし) (one leg)

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Added 2026.6.7 12:04 · Revised 2026.10.12 22:46

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