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    3. 足元から鳥が立つ

    足元から鳥が立つ

    足あし元もとか​ら​鳥とりが​立たつ​

    for something unexpected to happen (to someone or something one is close to)

    NTDaily LifeKanji Vocab38 strokes

    あしもとからとりがたつ

    Verb

    1.
    for something unexpected to happen (to someone or something one is close to)
    idiomatic expression

    Expressions

    2.
    (deciding to do something) abruptly, at the turn of a dime
    idiomatic expression

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    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
    鳥
    とり…(4)
    bird・chicken
    Kanji
    立
    た.つ・-た.つ・た.ち-・た.てる・-た.てる・た.て-…(12)
    stand up・rise・set up・erect
    Kanji
    か
    ka
    Kana
    ら
    ra
    Kana
    が
    ga
    Kana
    つ
    tsu
    Kana
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    • 足
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