Word Meaning 二の足を踏む

にのあしをふむ ni no ashi o fumu

二の足を踏む is read as にのあしをふむ (ni no ashi o fumu) and means to hesitate.

Meaning

English

to hesitate
to think twice
to flinch
to get cold feet

Reading

Kana

にのあしをふむ

Romaji

ni no ashi o fumu

Stroke Sequence

6 Characters • 31 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 4級 Proverb ✓ Rank 44562 Priority H

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

無駄足を踏む

むだあしをふむ

to go on a fool's errand

二の足

にのあし

hesitation

二足動物

にそくどうぶつ

biped

足踏み

あしぶみ

standstill

足を踏み出す

あしをふみだす

to step forward

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)

足の踏み場もない

あしのふみばもない

very messy

足踏み状態

あしぶみじょうたい

standstill

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

二十世紀

にじっせいき

twentieth century

二重奏

にじゅうそう

instrumental duet

二塁打

にるいだ

two-base hit

Example Sentences

誰もが二の足を踏むような厳しい仕事だが、果敢に取り組んでいた。

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