Word Meaning 二の足

にのあし ni no ashi

二の足 is read as にのあし (ni no ashi) and means hesitation.

Meaning

English

  1. hesitation
  2. second step

Reading

Kana

にのあし

Romaji

ni no ashi

Stroke Sequence

3 Characters • 10 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N4 Jōyō Grade 1 Kanken 10級 Rank 18223 Priority C

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

二足動物

にそくどうぶつ

biped

一眼二足三胆四力

いちがんにそくさんたんしりき

firstly vision, secondly footwork, thirdly courage, fourthly technique (the most important aspects of kendo)

足して二で割る

たしてにでわる

to combine parts of two different things into a new thing

二重

ふたえ

diplo-

二言

にげん

repeating oneself

二度

にど

two degrees

二死

にし

two out

二世

にせい

son

二分

にぶん

the two equinoxes (vernal and autumnal)

二院

にいん

the two houses of legislature

二本立て

にほんだて

double feature (movie)

Example Sentences

1

It was a tough job that would make anyone think twice, but he met it with resolve.