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    3. 足元を見る

    足元を見る

    足あし元もとを​見みる​

    to take advantage (e.g. of a weak situation)

    NTVerbBusiness & FinanceKanji Vocab22 strokes

    足下を見る足もとを見る

    あしもとをみる

    Verb

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

    Stroke 0 / 22

    Speed1.0x

    Characters that make up this word

    足
    あし・た.りる・た.る・た.す…(5)
    leg・foot・be sufficient・counter for pairs of footwear
    Kanji
    元
    もと…(7)
    beginning・former time・origin
    Kanji
    見
    み.る・み.える・み.せる…(1)
    see・hopes・chances・idea・opinion…(2)
    Kanji
    を
    wo
    Kana
    る
    ru
    Kana
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