Dominant foot - Kikiashi

Japanese: 利き足 - ききあし
Dominant foot - Kikiashi

...In such a situation, only the right or the left side is used.
[Dominant hand, dominant foot, dominant eye, dominant ear]
When it comes to the hand, this phenomenon is called dominant hand, when it comes to the foot, it is called dominant leg, when it comes to the eye, it is called dominant ear, when it comes to the ear. There is a great deal of research on dominant hand, but there are fewer studies on dominant eye, dominant leg, and dominant ear, in that order.

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

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…このような状況では,右側あるいは左側の一方のみが使われる。
[利き手,利き足,利き目,利き耳]
 この現象が手についていえば利き手であり,足についていえば利き足,目についていえば利き目,耳についていえば利き耳である。利き手の研究はかなり多いが,利き目,利き足,利き耳の研究はこの順で少ない。…

※「利き足」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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