(ふもと)

ふもと
noun
foot (of a mountain), base
1. foot of a mountain, base, bottom
The lowest part of a mountain or hill where it meets the plain.
(やま)(ふもと)(ちい)さな(むら)がある。
There's a small village at the foot of the mountain.
富士山(ふじさん)(ふもと)キャンプ(きゃんぷ)をした。
We camped at the base of Mt. Fuji.
(ふもと)から頂上(ちょうじょう)まで3時間(じかん)かかる。
It takes 3 hours from the base to the summit.

(ふもと) refers specifically to the bottom or base of mountains and hills.

COMMON EXPRESSIONS:

  • (やま)(ふもと) (foot of the mountain)
  • (ふもと)から(のぼ)る (to climb from the base)

CONTRAST:

  • (ふもと) (foot of mountain - bottom)
  • 山頂(さんちょう) / 頂上(ちょうじょう) (summit - top)
  • 中腹(ちゅうふく) (halfway up the mountain)

NOTE: The kanji (ふもと) is relatively complex ((あさ) + 鹿(しか)). It is sometimes written in hiragana.