足元 – Vocabulary details

足あし元もと

Meanings

Adjective (の)

Noun

1. at one's feet; underfoot; one's step (as in "watch your step")

足あし元もとがあまり見みえない。I can't see much of the ground under my feet.

Noun

2. gait; pace; step

足あし元もとがふらついているし、それに顔かお色いろがだいぶ悪わるいわよ。You are unsteady on your feet, and you look quite pale, too.

Adjective (の)

3. most recent; current

Alt. forms

Kanji used

足

foot

元

origin

Pitch accent

あ

しも

と

あ

しもと

Used in: 3397

Composed of

足あし

foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; lower radical of a kanji; means of transportation

元もと

origin; source; basis; base; cause; (raw) material; ingredient

Used in vocabulary (16 in total)

足あし元もとを見みる

to take advantage (e.g. of a weak situation); to size up (e.g. customer when setting a high price)

足あし元もとにも及およばない

to be no match for; to not hold a candle to

足あし元もとをすくう

to trip someone up; to pull the carpet from under

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Examples (18 in total)

足あし元もとも見みえなくなった。

I could no longer see underfoot.

ふと足あし元もとを見み下おろす。

I suddenly looked down at my feet.

足あし元もとがお留る守すだよ。

You're leaving your footing unguarded.

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