Word Meaning 首鼠両端

しゅそりょうたん shusoryoutan

首鼠両端 is read as しゅそりょうたん (shusoryoutan) and means being unable to make up one's mind.

Meaning

English

  1. being unable to make up one's mind
  2. sitting on the fence

Reading

Kana

しゅそりょうたん

Romaji

shusoryoutan

Stroke Sequence

4 Characters • 42 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

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Related Vocabulary

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首鼠両端を持す

しゅそりょうたんをじす

to be unable to make up one's mind

首鼠

しゅそ

being unable to make up one's mind

両端

りょうたん

double-mindedness

両極端

りょうきょくたん

both extremes

両端入れ

りょうはいれ

interest inclusive at both the deposit and payment days

両端揃え

りょうたんぞろえ

full justification

首相

しゅしょう

prime minister

首脳

しゅのう

important part

くび

head

首都

しゅと

capital (city)

首級

しゅきゅう

decapitated head of an enemy

首尾

しゅび

dealing with something successfully