noun, takes genitive case の

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

noun

  1. gait, pace, step.

takes genitive case の

  1. most recent, current.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
足元 あしもと
足下 あしもと
 
 
足もと あしもと
足許 あしもと

Contained Kanji Breakdown

leg, foot, be sufficient
あし た.りる ソク (1st, N4)
mouth
くち コウ ク (1st, N4)
stop, halt
と.まる シ どめ (2nd, N4)
divining, fortune-telling, divination or katakana to radical (no. 25)
ボク うらな.う うらない (Kentei Pre-1)
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)