そく草鞋わらじ
Meanings
Expression
Idiomatic
1. many irons in the fire; engaged in two trades at the same time; wearing two hats
Irregular kanji usage
Kanji used
two
bundle
grass
straw sandals
Pitch accent
そくのわらじ
Composed of
two; 2
lattice; counter for large bundles (e.g. 10 sheafs of rice, 200 sheets of calligraphy paper, 20 whistling arrows, 100 fish); handbreadth (unit for measuring the length of arrows)
straw sandals