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二足のわらじ (nisokunowaraji) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
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ひる
は
会かい
社しゃ
員いん
、
夜よる
は
ミュージシャン
と
、
二に
足そく
の
わらじ
を
履は
い
て
いる
。
He wears two hats: an office worker by day and a musician by night.
Juggling two jobs is tough, but I don't want to give up either.
Kanji 二 two, two radical (no. 7) 足 leg, foot, be sufficient Written forms 二に 足そく のわらじ
Standard spelling for this idiomatic expression.
二足にそく の 草鞋わらじ
Kanji spelling for わらじ; less common but still encountered.
二に 束そく のわらじ
irregular kanji usage
Irregular kanji usage; 二束 is not standard for this expression.
Etymology Literally 'two pairs of straw sandals'. The idiom comes from the image of a person wearing two pairs of sandals at once, which is impractical, symbolizing the difficulty of managing two different occupations or roles simultaneously.
