Japanese

Alternative forms

• 足下

Noun

足元 ‎(hiragana あしもと, romaji 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 4000801112
• 2002, Ineko Kondō; Fumi Takano; Mary E Althaus; et. al., Shogakukan Progressive Japanese-English Dictionary, Third Edition, Tokyo: Shōgakukan, ISBN 4095102535.