noun

  1. near one's knee.
  2. (by) one's side, (at) one's hand.
  3. place under the protection (of one's parents, etc.), (under) the care (of).
  4. territory of a powerful person.
  5. address used after the names of one's parents, grandparents, etc. in a letter.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
膝元 ひざもと
膝下 ひざもと
膝下 しっか
 
 
ひざ元 ひざもと
膝許 ひざもと

Contained Kanji Breakdown

knee, lap
ひざ シツ (11th)
month, moon
つき ゲツ ガツ (1st, N5)
lacquer(漆) variant
シツ うるし
tree, wood
き モク こ- (1st, N5)
water radical variant (no. 85)
スイ
beginning, former time, origin
ゲン もと ガン (2nd, N4)
two, two radical (no. 7)
ニ ふた ふだ (1st, N5)
legs radical (no. 10)
ジン ニン がい (Kentei 1)