Word Meaning 道草をくう

みちくさをくう michikusaokuu

道草をくう is read as みちくさをくう (michikusaokuu) and means to loiter (on the way).

Meaning

English

to loiter (on the way)
to waste time

Reading

Kana

みちくさをくう

Romaji

michikusaokuu

Writing Variants

道草を食う みちくさをくう michikusa o kuu

Stroke Sequence

5 Characters • 27 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Grade 2 Kanken 9級 Proverb ✓ Rank 115789 Priority S

Related Vocabulary

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道草

みちくさ

loitering on the way

道具

どうぐ

furniture

道路

どうろ

road

道連れ

みちずれ

taking someone along unwillingly (e.g. in death)

道化

どうけ

clown

道議会

どうぎかい

Hokkaido Prefectural Assembly

道交法

どうこうほう

Road Traffic Act

道のり

みちのり

distance

道

みち

distance

道徳

どうとく

morals

道場

どうじょう

manda (place of Buddhist practice or meditation, esp. the place under the bodhi tree where Buddha attained enlightenment)

道端

みちばた

roadside