足そっ下か

noun

at one's feet; underfoot

Refers to the area near or under one's feet. Often used in set phrases like 足下を見る (to take advantage of someone's weakness). Cross-referenced with 足元 (あしもと).

See also: 足元

• 暗くらくて足そっ下かがよく見みえない。

  It's dark and I can't see well underfoot.

noun

respectful closing in letters

Written after the addressee's name in a formal letter to show respect, similar to 様 (さま) but more literary and old-fashioned.

• 手て紙がみの宛あて名なに「田た中なか様さま足そっ下か」と書かくことがある。

  Sometimes 'Tanaka-sama sokka' is written on the envelope of a letter.

pronoun

you (archaic honorific)

Obsolete honorific pronoun used to address someone of equal or lower status. Not used in modern Japanese.

• 古こ文ぶんでは「足そっ下か」を二に人にん称しょう代だい名めい詞しとして使つかうことがある。

  In classical Japanese, 'sokka' is sometimes used as a second-person pronoun.