前足(まえあし)

まえあし
noun
foreleg; front leg; front paw
1. foreleg; front leg (of an animal)
Either of the front legs or paws of a four-legged animal or insect, as opposed to the hind legs. Also written 前脚(まえあし).
犬(いぬ)が前足(まえあし)を上(あ)げた。
The dog raised its front paw.
猫(ねこ)は前足(まえあし)で顔(かお)を洗(あら)う。
Cats wash their faces with their front paws.
カマキリは前足(まえあし)を使(つか)って獲物(えもの)を捕(つか)まえる。
A praying mantis uses its forelegs to catch its prey.

The front leg or paw of an animal or insect. When emphasizing the paw or the limb's structure, the spelling 前脚(まえあし) is also used.

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 前足(まえあし)を上(あ)げる: to raise a front paw
  • 前足(まえあし)で立(た)つ: to stand on the front legs

SIMILAR WORDS:

  • 後(うし)ろ足(あし): hind leg — the back leg of the same animal
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