| Word | Reading | Meaning |
| 脚 | あし | foot; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; means of transportation |
| 脚本 | きゃくほん | script, screenplay, scenario |
| 脚光 | きゃっこう | footlight, limelight |
| 二人三脚 | ににんさんきゃく | three-legged race; cooperation with singleness of purpose (e.g. between companies) |
| 失脚 | しっきゃく | losing one's standing, being overthrown, falling |
| 行脚 | あんぎゃ | pilgrimage, walking tour, tour |
| 橋脚 | きょうきゃく | bridge pier, pontoon bridge |
| 立脚 | りっきゃく | being based on |
| 脚色 | きゃくしょく | dramatization (e.g. film), dramatisation |
| 飛脚 | ひきゃく | express messenger, postman, mailman, courier |