お膝元

おひざもと

Also written お膝下, お膝許

Meanings

1. Noun beside a nobleman; close aid (of a nobleman, etc.)
2. place where a high ranking person resides; one's own city (of a shogun, lord, etc.); Imperial capital; Imperial court; (shogun's) headquarters
3. place under one's direct control; one's own turf; one's own backyard

Kanji

• 膝 knee. Read as ひざ.
• 元 source. Read as もと.

Example sentences

• あの大企業のお膝元らしく巨大工場が立ち並ぶ。
  There's a row of huge factories as though it were the seat of that large corporation.

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