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足を棒にする

Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 足を棒にする.

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Entry

足を棒にするあしをぼうにするExpressionする Verb
1

Idiomatic expression; Usu. as 足を棒にして

to walk one's legs off; to walk until one's legs feel like lead; to walk to the point of exhaustion

Examples
足を棒にして探しても、気に入るものがありませんでした。
Even walking till my legs turned to lead I couldn't find one that I liked.

Character notes

Kanji in this Word

leg, foot, be sufficient, counter for pairs of footwear

7 strokesFrequency 343JLPT N4Grade 1

On

ソク

Kun

あした.りるた.るた.す

Nanori

あすおすたらし

rod, stick, cane, pole, club, line

12 strokesFrequency 1,455JLPT N2Grade 6

On

ボウ

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