Illustration: In a small Japanese cake shop, a baker abandons a tray of elaborate sugar flowers to steady a wedding cake whose upper tier is beginning to tilt. Both hands concentrate on inserting supports beneath the tier, while a piping bag and unfinished decorations lie untouched nearby.

JLPT N1no-adjectiveLevel estimated by Bebop

二にの次つぎ

ninotsugi

secondary, less important

Example sentences

  1. 国民こくみんの生活せいかつはいつだって二にの次つぎだ。

    The quality of life of the citizens is always of secondary importance.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  2. こーゆーのは、買かうのが楽たのしいのよ。使つかうか使つかわないかなんてのは、二にの次つぎなんだって。

    This sort of thing, it’s buying stuff that’s fun. Whether you use it or not is secondary.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  3. 安全あんぜんを確保かくほする目的もくてきで自由じゆうを二にの次つぎにするようだと、最後さいごには両方りょうほうとも失うしなうことになる。

    If you put freedom second to ensure safety, you’ll end up losing both.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · English by AI · Source

Kanji in 二次

  • 二twoOnニ・ジKunふた・ふたつ・ふたたび
  • 次next; orderOnジ・シKunつぐ・つぎ

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