地ち歩ほちほじ字FuriganaMeanings1nounfoothold; footing; standingRefers to a secure position or established standing, often in a competitive or social context. Can be literal or figurative.彼かれは政せい界かいで確かっ固こたる地ち歩ほを築きずいた。He established a firm foothold in the political world.新しん市