Word details

二人三脚

Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 二人三脚.

Dictionary

Entry

二人三脚にんさんきゃくNoun四字熟語Freq #32742
1

three-legged race

2

cooperation with singleness of purpose (e.g. between companies); operating in tandem

Examples
いやでもおうでも、これからは君と二人三脚で仕事をするしかないのかね。
Like it or not, we're in this together. All we can do is work as closely as if we were joined at the hip.

Character notes

Kanji in this Word

two, two radical (no. 7)

2 strokesFrequency 9JLPT N4Grade 1

On

Kun

ふたふた.つふたたび

Nanori

おとつぐつぎにいふたつふだ

person

2 strokesFrequency 5JLPT N4Grade 1

On

ジンニン

Kun

ひと-り-と

Nanori

ひこふみ

three

3 strokesFrequency 14JLPT N4Grade 1

On

サンゾウ

Kun

み.つみっ.つ

Nanori

さいさえさぶざえざぶそうただみつみん

skids, leg, undercarriage, lower part, base

11 strokesFrequency 1,228JLPT N1Grade 8

On

キャクキャカク

Kun

あし

Nanori

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