Vocabulary
あしもとをすくう足元を掬う あしもとをすくう足元を掬う あしもとをすくう足元を掬う

Meaning

to trip someone up and to pull the carpet from under

Practice Writing

Character: 1/5
Stroke: 1/0

Component Analysis

足元を掬う
to trip someone up, to pull the carpet from under
あしもとをすくう
足
leg, foot, be sufficient...
あし, た.りる, ソク
口
mouth
くち, コウ, ク
龰
元
beginning, former time, origin
もと, ゲン, ガン
一
one, one radical (no.1)
ひと-, ひと.つ, イチ
兀
high & level, lofty, bald...
コツ
一
one, one radical (no.1)
ひと-, ひと.つ, イチ
儿
( 八 ) legs radical (no. 10)
がい, ジン, ニン
丿
katakana no radical (no. 4)
えい, よう, ヘツ
掬
scoop up water with the hand
きく.す, むす.ぶ, キク
扌
( 手 ) hand, hand radical (no. 64)
シュ
匊
handful
むす.ぶ, すく.う, キク
勹
wrapping enclosure, wrapping radical (no. 20)
つつ.む, ホウ
丿
katakana no radical (no. 4)
えい, よう, ヘツ
米
rice, USA, metre
こめ, よね, ベイ
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