Meaning of 二の次(にのつぎ) in Japanese

Reading and JLPT level 二の次

Kana Reading にのつぎ

Romaji ninotsugi

Parts of speech

noun (common) (futsuumeishi)

Meaning

secondary; subordinate

Examples of 二の次, にのつぎ in a sentence

こーゆーのは、買うのが楽しいのよ。使うか使わないかなんてのは、二の次なんだって。

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

Related Kanji

次 JLPT 3

6 strokes

next, order, sequence

On'Yomi: ジ, シ

Kun'Yomi: つ.ぐ, つぎ

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二 JLPT 5

2 strokes

two, two radical (no.2)

On'Yomi: ニ, ジ

Kun'Yomi: ふた, ふた.つ, ふたた.び

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