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    3. 二の足を踏む

    二の足を踏む

    二にの​足あしを​踏ふむ​

    to hesitate

    NTVerbEmotions & PsychologyKanji Vocab31 strokes

    にのあしをふむ

    Verb

    1.
    to hesitate, to think twice, to flinch, to get cold feet
    idiomatic expression

    Stroke 0 / 31

    Speed1.0x

    Characters that make up this word

    二
    ふた・ふた.つ・ふたたび…(11)
    two・two radical (no. 7)
    Kanji
    足
    あし・た.りる・た.る・た.す…(5)
    leg・foot・be sufficient・counter for pairs of footwear
    Kanji
    踏
    ふ.む・ふ.まえる…(1)
    step・trample・carry through・appraise・evade payment
    Kanji
    の
    no
    Kana
    を
    wo
    Kana
    む
    mu
    Kana
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