Word Meaning 二足のわらじを履く

にそくのわらじをはく nisokunowarajiohaku

二足のわらじを履く is read as にそくのわらじをはく (nisokunowarajiohaku) 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

nisokunowarajiohaku

Writing Variants

  • 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

9 Characters • 36 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 準2級 Synonyms 掛け持ち,兼ねる,兼職,兼摂,兼帯,兼任,兼務 Proverb Rank 84808 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

にそくのわらじ

being 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

二塁

にるい

second base

二枚舌

にまいじた

double-dealing

二宮

にぐう

the Two Ise Shrines