袂たもと

noun

sleeve (of a kimono); pocket of sleeve

Primarily refers to the sleeve of traditional Japanese clothing, especially the deep hanging part that can function as a pocket. Also appears in the idiom 袂を分かつ (to part ways).

See also: 袂を分かつ

• 彼かの女じょは袂たもとからハンカチを取とり出だした。

  She took a handkerchief out of her kimono sleeve.

• 二人ふたりは袂たもとを分わかって別べつ々べつの道みちを歩あゆんだ。

  The two parted ways and walked separate paths.

noun

vicinity (of a bridge)

Used in classical or literary contexts to refer to the area near a bridge. Rare in modern everyday speech; more commonly expressed with 橋のたもと or 橋のそば.

• 橋はしのたもとに小ちいさな茶ちゃ屋やがあった。

  There was a small teahouse at the foot of the bridge.

noun

foot of a mountain; base of a mountain

Literary or poetic term for the base of a mountain. In modern Japanese, 山のふもと is more common, but 山のたもと can appear in elevated writing.

• 山やまのたもとに小ちいさな集しゅう落らくが広ひろがっていた。

  A small settlement spread out at the foot of the mountain.