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    3. 二足のわらじを履く

    二足のわらじを履く

    二に足そくの​わ​ら​じ​を​履はく​

    to be engaged in two trades at the same time

    NTVerbWork & CareerKanji Vocab36 strokes

    二足の草鞋を履く二足のわらじをはく二束のわらじを履く二束の草鞋を履く二足の草鞋をはく

    にそくのわらじをはく

    Verb

    1.
    to be engaged in two trades at the same time, to have two irons in the fire, to wear two pairs of straw sandals
    idiomatic expression

    Stroke 0 / 36

    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
    履
    は.く…(1)
    perform・complete・footgear・shoes・boots…(1)
    Kanji
    の
    no
    Kana
    わ
    wa
    Kana
    ら
    ra
    Kana
    じ
    ji
    Kana
    を
    wo
    Kana
    く
    ku
    Kana
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