足下

足下

1. underfoot

足下

1. (archaic) you

Used in instances where a subordinate is addressing a senior or when someone addresses a person of the same rank.

Compound of 足 (ashi, “foot, feet”) +‎ 元 (moto, “base; foundation; origin”). Note that the moto portion can be spelled variously as 元, 下, or 許.[1][2]

• Kun’yomi
  • (Tokyo) あしも​と [àshímóꜜtò] (Nakadaka – [3])[2]
  • IPA^(key): [a̠ɕimo̞to̞]

• 足元, 足許

足下 (hiragana あしもと, rōmaji ashimoto)

1. at one's feet, underfoot, the ground

   地 (じ)震 (しん)で足下 (あしもと)が揺 (ゆ)れた。

   Jishin de ashimoto ga yureta.

   The ground underfoot shook from the earthquake.

   • 1999 September 23, “泥どろに潜ひそみ棲すむもの [The Thing That Hides in Mud]”, in Vol.5, Konami:

     足 (あし)下 (もと)がドロドロと溶 (と)けだしたら、こいつが現 (あらわ)れる前 (ぜん)兆 (ちょう)だ。

     Ashimoto ga dorodoro to tokedashitara, koitsu ga arawareru zenchō da.

     When the ground starts dissolving into mud, it means that that thing is emerging as we speak.

2. the bottom of the foot
3. a foothold, one's footing

   この事 (じ)業 (ぎょう)では、足下 (あしもと)を固 (かた)めてから、やっと発動 (はつどう)できるようになります。

   Kono jigyō de wa, ashimoto o katamete kara, yatto hatsudō dekiru yō ni narimasu.

   We will finally be able to get moving once we have established a firm footing on this project.

4. gait, pace, step
5. someone's surroundings, the nearby
6. recent events

   足下 (あしもと)の業績 (ぎょうせき)は好 (こう)調 (ちょう)に推 (す)移 (いい)している。

   Ashimoto no gyōseki wa kōchō ni suii shite iru.

   Recent earnings have been trending favourably.

7. a post in the structure of a house: a vertical support running from the foundation to the roof joist
8. (theater) hakama, trousers, leg coverings in general
9. (theater) footlights in the backstage area to illuminate walkways
10. during the rice harvest, any grain that falls at one's feet
11. a fin, as of a fish, a seal, or similar marine animal

Compound of 足 (a, “foot, feet”, older combining form of modern ashi) +‎ 元 (moto, “base; foundation; origin”).[1][2]

• Kun’yomi
  • IPA^(key): [a̠mo̞to̞]

• 足元

足下 (hiragana あもと, rōmaji amoto)

1. at one's feet, underfoot
2. one's family and status, where one stands in the world

From Middle Chinese 足下 (tsjowk hæ^X, literally “foot + down, beneath”). Compare modern Cantonese reading zuk¹ haa⁶.

• On’yomi
  • (Tokyo) そ​っか [sóꜜkkà] (Atamadaka – [1])[2]
  • IPA^(key): [so̞k̚ka̠]

足下 (hiragana そっか, rōmaji sokka)

1. at one's feet, underfoot
2. an epithet used in written correspondence to show respect to the addressee
3. a pair of high clogs, worn in rainy weather

足下 (hiragana そっか, rōmaji sokka)

1. (formal, archaic) second-person pronoun: you

   Used to refer to someone of similar or lower status than the speaker. From the sense of being nearby in status.