しゅ
首
そ
鼠
りょう
両
たん
端

noun

Messages.yoji.
  1. being unable to make up one's mind, sitting on the fence.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
しゅ
首
そ
鼠
りょう
両
たん
端
 首鼠両端 しゅそりょうたん

Contained Kanji Breakdown

neck, counter for songs and poems
くび　シュ　おびと (2nd, N3)
grass, straw, herbs
to divide
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ　いっ　ひと- (1st, N5)
oneself
ジ　みずか.ら　おの.ずから (2nd, N4)
dot, tick or dot radical (no. 3)
チュ (Kentei 1)
eye, class, look
め　モク　ボク (1st, N4)
rat, mouse, dark gray
ねずみ　ソ　ショ (Kentei Pre-1)
mortar
うす　キュウ　グ (11th)
both, old Japanese coin, counter for carriages (e.g., in a train)
リョウ　てる　ふたつ (3rd, N3)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ　いっ　ひと- (1st, N5)
upside-down box radical (no. 13)
キョウ　ケイ (Kentei 1)
mountain
やま　サン　セン (1st, N5)
edge, origin, end
タン　は　はし (7th, N1)
stand up, rise, set up
た.つ　リツ　たつ (1st, N4)
kettle lid radical (no. 8)
トウ (Kentei 1)
grass, straw, herbs
to divide
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ　いっ　ひと- (1st, N5)
specialized, concentrated
タン　セン　はし
mountain
やま　サン　セン (1st, N5)
and yet, and then, but
ジ　ニ　しこ.うして (Kentei Pre-1)
upside-down box radical (no. 13)
キョウ　ケイ (Kentei 1)