Word Meaning 足を棒にする

あしをぼうにする ashi o bounisuru

足を棒にする is read as あしをぼうにする (ashi o bounisuru) and means to walk one's legs off.

Meaning

English

to walk one's legs off
to walk until one's legs feel like lead
to walk to the point of exhaustion

Reading

Kana

あしをぼうにする

Romaji

ashi o bounisuru

Stroke Sequence

6 Characters • 28 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N2 Jōyō Grade 6 Kanken 5級 Proverb ✓ Rank 129803 Priority U

Related Vocabulary

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足が棒になる

あしがぼうになる

to get stiff legs (after walking or standing up for a long time)

足る

たる

to be sufficient

足りる

たりる

to be sufficient

足を引っ張る

あしをひっぱる

to hold back (someone) from achieving success

足を踏み入れる

あしをふみいれる

to set foot into

足を取られる

あしをとられる

to be too drunk to stand

足を引きずる

あしをひきずる

to limp

足を向ける

あしをむける

to head towards

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

足に任せる

あしにまかせる

to go where one's feet take one

足を奪われる

あしをうばわれる

to be stranded

足が出る

あしがでる

to have a secret revealed