足下

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Chinese

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foot under
simp. and trad.
(足下)

Pronunciation

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Rime
Character
Reading # 2/2 1/2
Initial () (13) (33)
Final () (8) (98)
Tone (調) Checked (Ø) Rising (X)
Openness (開合) Open Open
Division () III II
Fanqie
Baxter tsjowk haeX
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang
Shangfang
/t͡sɨok̚/ /ɦˠaX/
Pan
Wuyun
/t͡siok̚/ /ɦᵚaX/
Shao
Rongfen
/t͡siok̚/ /ɣaX/
Edwin
Pulleyblank
/t͡suawk̚/ /ɦaɨX/
Li
Rong
/t͡siok̚/ /ɣaX/
Wang
Li
/t͡sĭwok̚/ /ɣaX/
Bernard
Karlgren
/t͡si̯wok̚/ /ɣaX/
Expected
Mandarin
Reflex
zu xià
Expected
Cantonese
Reflex
zuk1 haa6
BaxterSagart system 1.1 (2014)
Character
Reading # 3/3 1/2
Modern
Beijing
(Pinyin)
xià
Middle
Chinese
‹ tsjowk › ‹ X ›
Old
Chinese
/*[ts]ok/ /*ɡˁraʔ/
English foot down

Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system:

* Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence;
* Square brackets "[]" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. *[t] as coda may in fact be *-t or *-p;
* Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix;
* Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary;

* Period "." indicates syllable boundary.
Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character
Reading # 2/2 1/2
No. 17925 13445
Phonetic
component
Rime
group
Rime
subdivision
0 0
Corresponding
MC rime
Old
Chinese
/*ʔsoɡ/ /*ɡraːʔ/

Noun

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足下

  1. (literal) underfoot

Synonyms

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Pronoun

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足下

  1. (literary, polite) you

Usage notes

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Used in instances where a subordinate is addressing a senior or when someone addresses a person of the same rank. Used mostly in letters.

Japanese

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Etymology 1

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Kanji in this term
あし
Grade: 1
もと
Grade: 1
kun'yomi
Alternative spellings
足元
足許

Compound of (ashi, foot, feet) +‎ (moto, base; foundation; origin). Note that the moto portion can be spelled variously as , , or .[1][2]

Pronunciation

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Noun

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(あし)(もと) (ashimoto

  1. at one's feet, underfoot, the ground
    地震(じしん)足下(あしもと)()れた。
    Jishin de ashimoto ga yureta.
    The ground underfoot shook from the earthquake.
    • 1999 September 23, “(どろ)(ひそ)()むもの [The Thing That Hides in Mud]”, in Vol.5, Konami:
      (あし)(もと)がドロドロと()けだしたら、こいつが(あらわ)れる(ぜん)(ちょう)だ。
      Ashimoto ga dorodoro to tokedashitara, koitsu ga arawareru zenchō da.
      When the ground starts dissolving into mud, it means that that thing is emerging as we speak.
  2. the bottom of the foot
  3. a foothold, one's footing
    この事業(じぎょう)では、足下(あしもと)(かた)めてから、やっと発動(はつどう)できるようになります。
    Kono jigyō de wa, ashimoto o katamete kara, yatto hatsudō dekiru yō ni narimasu.
    We will finally be able to get moving once we have established a firm footing on this project.
  4. gait, pace, step
    (あし)元注(もとちゅう)()
    ashimoto chūi
    Watch your step (on signs)
  5. someone's surroundings, the nearby
  6. recent events
    足下(あしもと)業績(ぎょうせき)好調(こうちょう)推移(すいい)している。
    Ashimoto no gyōseki wa kōchō ni suii shite iru.
    Recent earnings have been trending favourably.
  7. a post in the structure of a house: a vertical support running from the foundation to the roof joist
  8. (theater) hakama, trousers, leg coverings in general
  9. (theater) footlights in the backstage area to illuminate walkways
  10. during the rice harvest, any grain that falls at one's feet
  11. a fin, as of a fish, a seal, or similar marine animal
Synonyms
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Etymology 2

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Kanji in this term

Grade: 1
もと
Grade: 1
kun'yomi
Alternative spelling
足元

Compound of (a, foot, feet, older combining form of modern ashi) +‎ (moto, base; foundation; origin).[1][2]

Pronunciation

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Noun

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()(もと) (amoto

  1. (archaic) at one's feet, underfoot
  2. (archaic) one's family and status, where one stands in the world
Idioms
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Synonyms
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Etymology 3

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Kanji in this term
そく > そっ
Grade: 1

Grade: 1
on'yomi

From Middle Chinese 足下 (tsjowk hæX, literally foot + down, beneath). Compare modern Cantonese reading zuk1 haa6.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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(そっ)() (sokka

  1. at one's feet, underfoot
  2. an epithet used in written correspondence to show respect to the addressee
  3. a pair of high clogs, worn in rainy weather
Synonyms
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Pronoun

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(そっ)() (sokka

  1. (formal, archaic) second-person pronoun: you
    Used to refer to someone of similar or lower status than the speaker. From the sense of being nearby in status.

References

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  1. 1.0 1.1 Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典(新装版) [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN