How to say "heel" in Japanese

• かかとJLPT N1approx.Common
  nounCovers the heel of the foot as well as of a shoe or stocking. Use it whenever the body part is meant; it is normally written in kana alone.
  あんなにかかとの高たかい靴くつはいてたら、すぐに捻挫ねんざしちゃうよな。↗

  If I tried to wear shoes with heels that high, I'd sprain my ankle.
• ヒールCommon
  nounA katakana loanword confined to the heel of a shoe. Choose it when the topic is footwear; it never refers to the heel of the foot, for which かかと is the word.

Use 「かかと」 for the heel of the foot and for heels of shoes or stockings generally; 「ヒール」 is a loanword used only for the heel of a shoe, so choose it when footwear alone is meant.

Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only

• かかとheel (of foot, shoe, stocking, etc.)
• ヒールheel (of a shoe)
• 卑劣漢ひれつかんmean bastard
• ヒール役ヒールやく(role of) heel (in wrestling, films, etc.)
• 耳みみedge