Definition of 二足のわらじ (にそくのわらじ)
にそく
二足のわらじ
にそくのわらじ
nisokunowaraji
expression
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many irons in the fire, engaged in two trades at the same time, wearing two hats(idiom )
Other readings:
二足の草鞋【にそくのわらじ】
、二束の草鞋【にそくのわらじ】[1]
Notes:
- word containing irregular kanji usage
Related Kanji
| 二 | two, two radical (no. 7) |
| 足 | leg, foot, be sufficient, counter for pairs of footwear |
| 草 | grass, weeds, herbs, pasture, write, draft |
| 鞋 | straw sandals |
| 束 | bundle, sheaf, ream, tie in bundles, govern, manage, control |