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足元 (あしもと): at one's feet — Japanese vocabulary

足元 is read あしもと and means "at one's feet". JLPT N2 word with pitch accent and an example sentence.

足元

Reading
あしもと · ashimoto
Translation
at one's feet
Level
JLPT N2
Pitch accent
あしもとが

Example

懐中電灯をつけて、足元を照らしてくれた。

かいちゅうでんとうをつけて、あしもとをてらしてくれた。

She shone her torch onto the floor before us.

Kanji in this word

  • 足 — foot, leg
  • 元 — origin, former

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