Word Meaning 抜き足差し足

ぬきあしさしあし nukiashisashiashi

抜き足差し足 is read as ぬきあしさしあし (nukiashisashiashi) and means stealthy footsteps.

Meaning

English

  1. stealthy footsteps
  2. walking on tiptoe

Reading

Kana

ぬきあしさしあし

Romaji

nukiashisashiashi

Stroke Sequence

6 Characters • 36 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 4級 Proverb Rank 124587 Priority T

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

抜き足

ぬきあし

stealthy footsteps

抜き足で

ぬきあしで

stealthily

抜き差し

ぬきさし

addition and deletion

足抜き

あしぬき

escape from a difficult situation

足抜け

あしぬけ

breaking one's ties (with)

抜け出す

ぬけだす

to begin to fall out (e.g. hair)

抜かす

ぬかす

to overtake

抜かる

ぬかる

to make a mistake

抜き

ぬき

(beating) in succession

Example Sentences

1

He tiptoed into the room.