足あし手でまとい

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Meanings

1

Refers to a person or thing that gets in the way, slows progress, or is a burden. Often used in the phrase 足手まといになる (to become a hindrance).

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供ども

を

連つ

れ

て

行い

く

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足あし

手で

まとい

に

なる

か

も

しれ

ない

。

Taking small children along might be a hindrance.

彼かれはチームの足あし手でまといだと言いわれて悔くやしかった。

He was frustrated when they said he was a drag on the team.

邪じゃ魔ま
邪魔 is a more general term for obstacle or nuisance, while 足手まとい specifically implies being a burden that slows someone down, often in a physical or practical sense.
お荷に物もつ
お荷物 also means a burden, but it often carries a stronger nuance of being a useless or unwanted encumbrance, sometimes used for people.

足手まとい
- あしでまとい
  Standard spelling; the most frequent form in modern usage.
- あしてまとい
足手纏い
- あしでまとい
  Kanji spelling using 纏; less common but still encountered.
- あしてまとい
足あしでまとい
Variant with で in kana; occasionally seen.
足手纒い

Compound of 足 (foot) + 手 (hand) + まとい (from 纏う, to wrap around). The image is of something tangled around one's hands and feet, impeding movement.

あしでまとい

Alternate kanji form using 纒; very rare.

あしてまとい