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Is there really no word for foot in Japanese? (native speakers only please)

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Alright, it's not that we have no word for foot in Japanese but we usually do not distinguish a foot from a leg and call a body part under a torso as "ashi" in a lump. However, we use different kanjis as appropriate, namely, 足 for a foot and 脚 for a leg (both pronounced "ashi") and we also use particular names for describing detailed parts of legs and feet. For further information, please see http://daijirin.dual-d.net/extra/goi.html
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both leg and foot are ashi in jpanese.but they use a different Kanji. leg is 脚(ashi foot is 足(ashi but, this is a little be sticky
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Yes. In English we have the word foot, but I've always heard that in Japanese it is ashi, which can mean leg or foot. So, is there no way to describe a foot in Japanese without pointing at it? I found a couple of words on a Japanese dictionary like, "futto", but I've never heard that word used.
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You mean the part of your body from the ankle to the toe?
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hey, is this a riddle ? lol

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