noun

  1. scaffold, scaffolding.
  2. foothold, footing.
  3. foothold (e.g. in business), foundation, base.
  4. convenience for transportation, convenience of access (by road or rail).

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
足場 あしば

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)
location, place
ば ジョウ チョウ (2nd, N4)
soil, earth, ground
ド つち は (1st, N5)
open, sun
ヨウ (Kentei 1)
daybreak, dawn, morning
タン あき.らか あきら (11th, N1)
day, sun, Japan
ひ にっ ニチ (1st, N5)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)
not, must not, do not
モチ ブツ ボツ (Kentei Pre-1)
wrapping enclosure, wrapping radical (no. 20)
ホウ つつ.む (Kentei 1)