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    3. 足がつく

    足がつく

    足あしが​つ​く​

    to be traced (of a criminal)

    NTVerbPolitics & LawKanji Vocab14 strokes

    足が付く

    あしがつく

    Verb

    1.
    to be traced (of a criminal), to be tracked
    idiomatic expression
    2.
    to have a (male) lover
    idiomatic expressionarchaic

    Stroke 0 / 14

    Speed1.0x

    Characters that make up this word

    足
    あし・た.りる・た.る・た.す…(5)
    leg・foot・be sufficient・counter for pairs of footwear
    Kanji
    が
    ga
    Kana
    つ
    tsu
    Kana
    く
    ku
    Kana
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