Word Meaning 足元に火がつく

あしもとにひがつく ashimoto ni higatsuku

足元に火がつく is read as あしもとにひがつく (ashimoto ni higatsuku) and means to be in imminent peril.

Meaning

English

to be in imminent peril
to be in imminent danger

Reading

Kana

あしもとにひがつく

Romaji

ashimoto ni higatsuku

Writing Variants

足元に火が付く あしもとにひがつく ashimoto ni hi ga tsuku

Stroke Sequence

7 Characters • 25 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N4 Jōyō Grade 2 Kanken 9級 Rank 115893 Priority S

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

足元

あしもと

most recent

足元にも及ばない

あしもとにもおよばない

to be no match for

火元

ひもと

origin of a fire

地球規模で考え足元から行動せよ

ちきゅうきぼでかんがえじもとからこうどうせよ

think globally, act locally

足が向く

あしがむく

to head towards

足繁く

あししげく

frequently

足

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

足手まとい

あしでまとい

impediment