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逃げ腰
逃腰
Readings

nigegoshi
English
Noun (futsuumeishi)
Idiomatic expression
preparing to flee, being ready to run away

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Kanjis
ON: トウ KUN: に.げる, に.がす, のが.す, のが.れる
escape, flee, shirk, evade, set free

Stroke: 9 JLPT: N2 SKIP: 3-3-6 FC: 3230.0


ON: ヨウ KUN: こし
loins, hips, waist, low wainscoting

Stroke: 13 JLPT: N2 SKIP: 1-4-9 FC: 7124.4


Phrases
そんな逃げ腰では戦いはできないね。
Parts: そんな 逃げ腰 (にげごし) 戦い (たたかい) 出来る (できない)
You can't fight a good fight with such a defeatist attitude.