彼は二の足を踏んでいる。

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彼 は 二の足 を 踏んでいる 。

English Translation

He is thinking it over.

Furigana

彼(かれ)は二(に)の足(あし)を踏(ふ)んでいる。

Romanji

Kare wa ninoashi o fundeiru.

Words

彼 (かれ)

he; him; his; boyfriend

は (は)

topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis

二の足 (にのあし)

hesitation

を (を)

indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.

踏む (ふむ)

to step on; to tread on; to experience; to undergo; to estimate; to value; to appraise; to rhyme; to inherit (the throne, etc.); to follow (rules, morals, principles, etc.)

Kanji

彼

Readings: ヒ、 かれ、 かの、 か.の

Meanings: he, that, the

二

Readings: ニ、 ジ、 ふた、 ふた.つ、 ふたたび

Meanings: two, two radical (no.2)

足

Readings: ソク、 あし、 た.りる、 た.る、 た.す

Meanings: leg, foot, be sufficient, counter for pairs of footwear

踏

Readings: トウ、 ふ.む、 ふ.まえる

Meanings: step, trample, carry through, appraise, evade payment