忍び足

しのびあし

Meanings

1. Noun stealthy steps; soft steps

Kanji

• 忍 stealth. Read as しのぶ.
• 足 foot. Read as あし.

Example sentences

• 私は忍び足で寝室にいった。
  I went up to my bedroom on tiptoe.
• トムは静かにドアを閉め、忍び足で部屋に入った。
  Tom closed the door quietly and tiptoed into the room.

Words containing 忍び足

• 抜き足差し足忍び足 (ぬきあしさしあししのびあし) stealthy footsteps

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