Word Meaning 足して二で割る

たしてにでわる tashiteni de waru

足して二で割る is read as たしてにでわる (tashiteni de waru) and means to combine parts of two different things into a new thing.

Meaning

English

  1. to combine parts of two different things into a new thing
  2. to compromise
  3. to balance out

Reading

Kana

たしてにでわる

Romaji

tashiteni de waru

Stroke Sequence

7 Characters • 27 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Grade 6 Kanken 5級 Proverb Rank 80360 Priority M

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Max. 12

二割

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二の足

にのあし

hesitation

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二足のわらじを履く

にそくのわらじをはく

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二足

にそく

two pairs

二足のわらじ

にそくのわらじ

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足を取られる

あしをとられる

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足を向ける

あしをむける

to head towards

足に任せる

あしにまかせる

to go where one's feet take one