Jiten beta

お膝(ひざ)元(もと)
Rank #49,164

Meanings

  • noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
    1. beside a nobleman; close aid (of a nobleman, etc.)
  • 2. place where a high ranking person resides; one's own city (of a shogun, lord, etc.); Imperial capital; Imperial court; (shogun's) headquarters
  • 3. place under one's direct control; one's own turf; one's own backyard

Readings

お膝元
(83%)
おひざもと
(5%)
おひざ元
(4%)
お膝下
(3%)
御膝元
(1%)
御膝下
(1%)
お膝許
(<1%)
御膝許
(0%)
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