Word Meaning 二段構え

にだんがまえ nidangamae

二段構え is read as にだんがまえ (nidangamae) and means keeping an alternative up one's sleeve.

Meaning

English

keeping an alternative up one's sleeve
two-stage preparation

Reading

Kana

にだんがまえ

Romaji

nidangamae

Stroke Sequence

4 Characters • 27 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Grade 6 Kanken 5級 Rank 19608 Priority D

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

二段化構成

にだんかこうせい

two stage configuration

二段構成

にだんこうせい

two stage construction

二段見出し

にだんみだし

two-line heading

二段目

にだんめ

former name for makushita division

二段活用

にだんかつよう

conjugation of nidan verbs

二段ベット

にだんべっと

bunk beds

三段構え

さんだんがまえ

triple

二重構造

にじゅうこうぞう

dual structure

二段階右折

にだんかいうせつ

hook turn

上二段活用

かみにだんかつよう

conjugation (inflection, declension) of nidan verbs (resulting in a stem of either "i" or "u" for every conjugation)

下二段活用

しもにだんかつよう

conjugation (inflection, declension) of nidan verbs (resulting in a stem of either "e" or "u" for every conjugation)

大上段に構える

だいじょうだんにかまえる

to hold a sword above one's head