Word Meaning 二束の草鞋を履く

にそくのわらじをはく nisoku no waraji o haku

二束の草鞋を履く is read as にそくのわらじをはく (nisoku no waraji o haku) and means to be engaged in two trades at the same time.

Meaning

English

  1. to be engaged in two trades at the same time
  2. to have two irons in the fire
  3. to wear two pairs of straw sandals

Reading

Kana

にそくのわらじをはく

Romaji

nisoku no waraji o haku

Writing Variants

  • 二束のわらじを履く にそくのわらじをはく nisokunowarajiohaku
  • 二足のわらじをはく にそくのわらじをはく nisokunowarajiohaku
  • 二足のわらじを履く にそくのわらじをはく nisokunowarajiohaku
  • 二足の草鞋をはく にそくのわらじをはく nisoku no warajiohaku
  • 二足の草鞋を履く にそくのわらじをはく nisoku no waraji o haku

Stroke Sequence

8 Characters • 53 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

Kanken 1級 Synonyms 掛け持ち,兼ねる,兼職,兼摂,兼帯,兼任,兼務 Proverb Rank 154297 Priority Y

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

二束の草鞋

にそくのわらじ

being 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

草履

ぞうり

zori

上草履

うわぞうり

indoor sandals

草履取り

ぞうりとり

servant in charge of footwear

島草履

しまぞうり

decorated flip-flops (esp. in Okinawa)

冷や飯草履

ひやめしぞうり

crudely made zori with straw fastenings