Word Meaning 足元から鳥が立つ

あしもとからとりがたつ ashimotokaratori ga tatsu

足元から鳥が立つ is read as あしもとからとりがたつ (ashimotokaratori ga tatsu) and means for something unexpected to happen (to someone or something one is close to).

Meaning

English

  1. for something unexpected to happen (to someone or something one is close to)
  2. (deciding to do something) abruptly
  3. at the turn of a dime

Reading

Kana

あしもとからとりがたつ

Romaji

ashimotokaratori ga tatsu

Stroke Sequence

8 Characters • 38 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N4 Jōyō Grade 2 Kanken 9級 Rank 120236 Priority S

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

足元

あしもと

most recent

千鳥足

ちどりあし

tottering steps

立つ鳥

たつとり

bird taking flight

四次元超立方体

よじげんちょうりっぽうたい

tesseract

片足立ち

かたあしだち

standing on one leg

あし

bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji

足音

あしおと

sense or sign that something is approaching

足る

たる

to be sufficient

足す

たす

to add (numbers)

足りる

たりる

to be sufficient