Word Meaning 二束の草鞋

にそくのわらじ nisoku no waraji

二束の草鞋 is read as にそくのわらじ (nisoku no waraji) and means being engaged in two trades at the same time.

Meaning

English

  1. being engaged in two trades at the same time
  2. wearing two hats
  3. having two irons in the fire
  4. two pairs of straw sandals

Reading

Kana

にそくのわらじ

Romaji

nisoku no waraji

Writing Variants

  • 二束のわらじ にそくのわらじ nisokunowaraji
  • 二足のわらじ にそくのわらじ nisokunowaraji
  • 二足の草鞋 にそくのわらじ nisoku no waraji

Stroke Sequence

5 Characters • 34 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

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Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

二束の草鞋を履く

にそくのわらじをはく

to be engaged in two trades at the same time

二年草

にねんそう

biennial

二重拘束

にじゅうこうそく

double bind

二束三文

にそくさんもん

dirt cheap

二世の約束

にせのやくそく

marriage vows

二輪草

にりんそう

soft windflower

二束

ふたたば

two bunches

草鞋

わらじ

straw sandals

草鞋を脱ぐ

わらじをぬぐ

to complete one's journey

草鞋銭

わらじせん

small amount of money (to buy sandals or cover travel expenses)

草鞋虫

わらじむし

wood louse

two