Word Meaning 足元を掬う

あしもとをすくう ashimoto o sukuu

足元を掬う is read as あしもとをすくう (ashimoto o sukuu) and means to trip someone up.

Meaning

English

to trip someone up
to pull the carpet from under

Reading

Kana

あしもとをすくう

Romaji

ashimoto o sukuu

Writing Variants

足元をすくう あしもとをすくう ashimotoosukuu

Stroke Sequence

5 Characters • 27 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

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Related Vocabulary

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足を掬う

あしをすくう

to trip someone up

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

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

足繁く通う

あししげくかよう

to visit frequently

足跡

あしあと

footprints

足

あし

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

足首

あしくび

ankle

足踏み

あしぶみ

standstill

足音

あしおと

sense or sign that something is approaching

足し算

たしざん

addition

足る

たる

to be sufficient