膝元

ひざもと【膝元， 膝下】

¶彼は親の～を離れて東京で生活している

He lives in Tokyo away from his parents.

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ひざもと【膝元】

1 〔膝のすぐ近く〕

●新聞を膝元に引き寄せる pull the newspaper near (one)

・すぐ膝元にあるめがねに気がつかなかった. I didn't see the glasses that were right there next to me.

●膝元の茶碗をこぼす spill the tea cup near one's knees.

2 〔保護下〕

●両親の膝元で育つ grow up under one's parental roof [care].

●親の膝元を離れる leave [bid farewell to] one's parental roof; move away from one's parents.

3 〔権力者の居住地〕 ⇒おひざもと.