noun

  1. beside a nobleman, close aid (of a nobleman, etc.).
  2. place where a high ranking person resides, one's own city (of a shogun, lord, etc.), Imperial capital, Imperial court, (shogun's) headquarters.
  3. place under one's direct control, one's own turf, one's own backyard.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
 
お膝元 おひざもと
 
お膝下 おひざもと
 
お膝許 おひざもと
御膝元 おひざもと
御膝下 おひざもと
御膝許 おひざもと
 
 
 
おひざ元 おひざもと

Contained Kanji Breakdown

knee, lap
ひざ シツ (11th)
month, moon
つき ゲツ ガツ (1st, N5)
lacquer(漆) variant
シツ うるし
tree, wood
き モク こ- (1st, N5)
water radical variant (no. 85)
スイ
beginning, former time, origin
ゲン もと ガン (2nd, N4)
two, two radical (no. 7)
ニ ふた ふだ (1st, N5)
legs radical (no. 10)
ジン ニン がい (Kentei 1)