expression, noun

  1. second step.
  2. hesitation.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
 
二の足 にのあし

Contained Kanji Breakdown

two, two radical (no. 7)
ニ ふた ふだ (1st, N5)
leg, foot, be sufficient
あし た.りる ソク (1st, N4)
mouth
くち コウ ク (1st, N4)
stop, halt
と.まる シ どめ (2nd, N4)
divining, fortune-telling, divination or katakana to radical (no. 25)
ボク うらな.う うらない (Kentei Pre-1)