ヒール

ひーる
noun
heel (of a shoe); high heels; villain
clothingentertainment
1. heel (of a shoe); high heels
The raised back portion of a shoe, especially the elevated heel of women's dress shoes. Often used as shorthand for high-heeled shoes.
高(たか)いヒールの靴(くつ)を履(は)いた。
I put on high-heeled shoes.
ヒールが折(お)れて歩(ある)けなくなった。
My heel snapped and I couldn't walk.
結婚式(けっこんしき)に合(あ)わせて細(ほそ)いヒールのパンプスを買(か)った。
I bought stiletto-heeled pumps to match the wedding.
2. villain; bad guy (in wrestling or media)
The villainous character in pro wrestling or, by extension, any narrative. Opposite of ベビーフェイス (the hero).
あのレスラーはヒールとして有名(ゆうめい)だ。
That wrestler is famous as a heel.
試合(しあい)でわざとヒール役(やく)を演(えん)じている。
He's deliberately playing the villain role in the match.
物語(ものがたり)に魅力的(みりょくてき)なヒールがいると盛(も)り上(あ)がる。
A story gets more exciting when it has a compelling villain.

From English "heel". Sense 1 (footwear) is by far the more common everyday meaning; sense 2 is jargon from pro wrestling that has spread into broader media talk.

Common collocations

Similar words

  • パンプス: pumps — court shoes with low to medium heels
  • かかと: heel (of the foot or shoe) — native word, often used for the body part
  • 悪役(あくやく): villain role — broader Japanese equivalent of ヒール in sense 2

Related Words

Compare: 踵(かかと) (heel)
Compare: 悪役(あくやく) (villain role)
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Added 2026.6.8 16:55 · Revised 2026.9.2 13:02
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