Word Meaning 二言
にげん
nigen
二言 is read as にげん (nigen) and means repeating oneself.
Meaning
English
- repeating oneself
- double-dealing
- double tongue
- going back on what one has said
Reading
Kana
にげん
Romaji
nigen
Writing Variants
- 二言 にごん nigon
Stroke Sequence
2 Characters • 9 Total StrokesStudy Signals and Categories
Related Vocabulary
Max. 12Example Sentences
5英語は僕の第二言語です。
English is my second language.
イギリス人の７０％は第二言語が話せない。
Seventy percent of British people cannot speak a second language.
お詫びに二言三言、言わせてください。
I'd like to say a few words by way of apology.
彼は口ごもりながら二言三言しゃべった。
He stammered out a few words.
第二言語から自分の母語へと翻訳するほうが、その逆よりも間違いが少ないでしょう。
If you translate from your second language into your own native language, rather than the other way around, you're less likely to make mistakes.