足元

足元

Japanese

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

Alternative forms

• 足下

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.