Japanese dictionary

Dictionary: “二人三脚”

二人三脚

ににんさんきゃく

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

Example sentence

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.

Kanji details

Kun/On information

二
On
に;じ
Kun
ふた;ふた.つ;ふたたび
Stroke count
2

・two

・two radical (no. 7)

1 2
人
On
じん;にん
Kun
ひと;-り;-と
Stroke count
2

・person

1 2
三
On
さん;ぞう
Kun
み;み.つ;みっ.つ
Stroke count
3

・three

1 2 3
脚
On
きゃく;きゃ;かく
Kun
あし
Stroke count
11

・skids

・leg

・undercarriage

・lower part

・base

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11