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    3. お膝元

    お膝元

    お​膝ひざ元もと

    beside a nobleman

    NTNounHistoryKanji Vocab22 strokes

    お膝下お膝許御膝元御膝下御膝許おひざ元

    おひざもと

    Noun

    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

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    Characters that make up this word

    膝
    ひざ…(1)
    knee・lap
    Kanji
    元
    もと…(7)
    beginning・former time・origin
    Kanji
    お
    o
    Kana
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