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(あし)元(もと) • (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

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