| Word | Reading | Meaning |
| 足枷 | あしかせ | I〔罰として足にはめるもの〕fetters; leg irons II〔足手まとい〕a hindrance |
| I〔罰として足にはめるもの〕fetters; leg irons 足かせをはめられていた He was put in fetters [irons]. 足かせを解かれた He was freed from his fetters. II〔足手まとい〕a hindrance 病弱な体が彼女の足かせとなっていた She was hindered [hampered/held back] by poor health. |