Word Meaning 足を洗う

あしをあらう ashi o arau

足を洗う is read as あしをあらう (ashi o arau) and means to wash one's feet.

Meaning

English

to wash one's feet
to quit (a shady business)
to wash one's hands of
to cut one's ties with
to turn over a new leaf
to go straight

Reading

Kana

あしをあらう

Romaji

ashi o arau

Stroke Sequence

4 Characters • 21 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Grade 6 Kanken 5級 Proverb ✓ Rank 132283 Priority U

Related Vocabulary

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洗足

せんそく

washing the feet

洗足学園大学

せんぞくがくえんだいがく

Senzoku Gakuen University

洗足学園音楽大学

せんぞくがくえんおんがくだいがく

Senzoku Gakuen College of Music

洗足学園魚津短期大学

せんぞくがくえんうおづたんきだいがく

Senzokugakuen'uozu Junior College

足繁く通う

あししげくかよう

to visit frequently

足首

あしくび

ankle

足取り

あしどり

trace (e.g. of route taken by hunted criminal)

足掛かり

あしがかり

foothold

足掛け

あしかけ

indicates a consecutive period of time incl. incomplete days, etc. at the ends

足下の明るい内に

あしもとのあかるいうちに

while it is light

足利大学

あしかがだいがく

Ashikaga University

足回り

あしまわり

area around one's feet

Example Sentences

トムはメアリーに足を洗うようにとお願いした。

Tom asked Mary to wash her feet.