Word Meaning 足元を見る

あしもとをみる ashimoto o miru

足元を見る is read as あしもとをみる (ashimoto o miru) and means to take advantage (e.g. of a weak situation).

Meaning

English

  1. to take advantage (e.g. of a weak situation)
  2. to size up (e.g. customer when setting a high price)

Reading

Kana

あしもとをみる

Romaji

ashimoto o miru

Writing Variants

  • 足もとを見る あしもとをみる ashimotoomiru
  • 足下を見る あしもとをみる ashimoto o miru

Stroke Sequence

5 Characters • 22 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N4 Jōyō Grade 2 Kanken 9級 Proverb Rank 92800 Priority O

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

足元

あしもと

most recent

足る

たる

to be sufficient

足りる

たりる

to be sufficient

足が出る

あしがでる

to have a secret revealed

足を引っ張る

あしをひっぱる

to hold back (someone) from achieving success

足を取られる

あしをとられる

to be too drunk to stand

足を向ける

あしをむける

to head towards

足して二で割る

たしてにでわる

to combine parts of two different things into a new thing