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
- to be engaged in two trades at the same time
- to have two irons in the fire
- 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
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Related Vocabulary
Max. 12一眼二足三胆四力
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)