Word Meaning 二足のわらじ

にそくのわらじ nisokunowaraji

二足のわらじ is read as にそくのわらじ (nisokunowaraji) 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

nisokunowaraji

Writing Variants

  • 二束のわらじ 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

6 Characters • 17 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N4 Jōyō Grade 1 Kanken 10級 Rank 88429 Priority N

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

二の足

にのあし

hesitation

二足

にそく

two pairs

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

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

にじゅう

diplo-

二言

にごん

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)