喉のど元もと

noun

throat; base of the throat

Refers to the front part of the neck, especially the area around the base of the throat. Often used in set phrases.

• 喉のど元もとに手てを当あてて考かんがえ込こんだ。

  He put his hand to his throat and thought deeply.

• 喉のど元もと過すぎれば熱あつさを忘わすれる。

  Once it's past the throat, one forgets the heat. (proverb: Once the danger is past, one forgets the pain.)

noun

vital part; critical point

Metaphorical use: the most important or vulnerable part of something, like the throat is to the body. Often appears in expressions like 喉元を押さえる (to seize the vital point).

• 敵てきの喉のど元もとを押おさえる作さく戦せんだ。

  It's a strategy to seize the enemy's vital point.