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 44821 Priority H

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

二足のわらじを履く

にそくのわらじをはく

to be engaged in two trades at the same time

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

にそく

two pairs

二足のわらじ

にそくのわらじ

being engaged in two trades at the same time

足踏み

あしぶみ

standstill

足を踏み出す

あしをふみだす

to step forward

足を踏み入れる

あしをふみいれる

to set foot into

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