Word Meaning 犬の川端歩き

いぬのかわばたあるき inu no kawabataaruki

犬の川端歩き is read as いぬのかわばたあるき (inu no kawabataaruki) and means window-shopping without any money.

Meaning

English

window-shopping without any money
going out and returning without having bought or eaten anything
dog's walk on the riverbank

Reading

Kana

いぬのかわばたあるき

Romaji

inu no kawabataaruki

Stroke Sequence

6 Characters • 34 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 4級 Rank 103100 Priority Q

Related Vocabulary

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犬も歩けば棒に当る

いぬもあるけばぼうにあたる

good luck may come unexpectedly

崖端歩き

がけばたあるき

taking unnecessary risks

川端

かわばた

riverside

川端諸子

かわばたもろこ

golden venus chub (Hemigrammocypris rasborella)

犬猿の仲

けんえんのなか

like cats and dogs

犬張子

いぬはりこ

papier-mâché dog

犬が西向きゃ尾は東

いぬがにしむきゃおはひがし

that goes without saying

犬派

いぬは

dog person

犬矢来

いぬやらい

short arched (traditionally bamboo) fence around walls of traditional townhouses, esp. in Kyoto (protects lower walls from fouling or damage)

犬儒学派

けんじゅがくは

cynic (phil.)

独り歩き

ひとりあるき

taking on a life of its own (of a rumour, etc.)

街歩き

まちあるき

walking about town