足(あし)の甲(こう)

あしのこう
noun
top of the foot; instep
body-part
1. top of the foot; instep
The upper, arched surface of the foot, opposite the sole; the instep.
足(あし)の甲(こう)が痛(いた)い。
The top of my foot hurts.
足(あし)の甲(こう)を日焼(ひや)けしてしまった。
I ended up sunburning the top of my foot.
The new shoes press on the top of my foot, and it hurts every time I walk.

足(あし) (foot) + 甲(こう) (shell; upper/back surface). The arched top of the foot, contrasted with 足(あし)の裏(うら) (the sole).

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