Word details

地団駄を踏む

Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 地団駄を踏む.

Dictionary

Entry

地団駄を踏む地団太を踏むじだんだをふむExpressionGodan verbFreq #25360
1

Idiomatic expression

to stamp one's feet (in frustration, impatience, etc.)

Examples
君に会い損ねて地団駄を踏んだよ。
I was chagrined at missing you.

Character notes

Kanji in this Word

ground, earth

6 strokesFrequency 40JLPT N3Grade 2

On

Nanori

どま

group, association

6 strokesFrequency 213JLPT N2Grade 5

On

ダントン

Kun

かたまりまる.い

burdensome, pack horse, horse load, send by horse, trivial, worthless

14 strokesFrequency 1,500JLPT N1Grade 8

On

step, trample, carry through, appraise, evade payment

15 strokesFrequency 723JLPT N1Grade 8

On

トウ

Kun

ふ.むふ.まえる

plump, thick, big around

4 strokesFrequency 552JLPT N3Grade 2

On

タイ

Kun

ふと.いふと.る

Nanori

おおたかひろ

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