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足元

あしもと

step, under foot

Mnemonic

Where the foot starts, which is exactly the part you cannot see in the dark. Ashley あし and the ex-motor もと racer, both of them watching it. Watch it: あしもと.

Built from

leg, foot
A pictograph, 口 a knee drawn over the foot beneath it.
origin, base
Two strokes over 儿 legs, a person at their starting point.

Words sharing these kanji

leg, foot to be enough, to be sufficient satisfaction sound of footsteps energetic, healthy former, ex- originally, by nature

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