Foot

Japanese: かけあし
Foot

…walking is when an animal walks with short steps, trotting is when an animal such as a fox gallops lightly and quickly, and is how horses gallop in galloping races. Galloping is when an animal gallops at full speed, and is how racehorses and dogs gallop in dog races gallop. In general, footprints are larger and deeper when an animal gallops than when it walks. …

*Some of the terminology that refers to "kakeashi" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…常歩(なみあしwalking)というのは短い歩幅でのこのこ歩く場合であり,速歩(だくあしtrotting)はキツネなどが足早にとことこと軽く駆ける場合をいい,繫駕(けいが)レースのウマの駆け方はこれである。襲歩(かけあしgallopまたはrunning)は全力疾走の場合で,競走馬やドッグレースのイヌなどの駆け方である。一般に歩いているときよりも駆けるときのほうが,足跡は大きく深くつくものである。…

※「かけあし」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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