足元

Japanese
Kanji in this term
足 元
あし
Grade: 1		 もと
Grade: 2
kun’yomi

Alternative forms

Noun

足元 (hiragana あしもと, rōmaji ashimoto)

  1. the area around the feet
  2. people or situation surrounding a person
    足元 (あしもと)が危 (あぶ)ない。
    Ashimoto ga abunai.
    They may or may not have the support from their base.

References
  • 1998, 広辞苑 (Kōjien), Fifth Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Iwanami Shoten, →ISBN
  • 2002, Ineko Kondō; Fumi Takano; Mary E Althaus; et. al., Shogakukan Progressive Japanese-English Dictionary, Third Edition, Tokyo: Shōgakukan, →ISBN.
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