二に言ごん

also: にげん

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ご

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Freq.FrequencyTop 50,000

Meanings

double-dealing; going back on one's word

Refers to saying different things at different times, breaking a promise, or being two-faced. Often used in negative contexts or set phrases like 二言はない (I won't go back on my word).

彼かれは二に言ごんがあるから信しん用ようできない。
He can't be trusted because he goes back on his word.
一いち度ど決きめたら二に言ごんはない。
Once I decide, I won't go back on my word.

noun

repeating oneself; saying the same thing twice

Used when someone says something again unnecessarily. Often appears in the set phrase 二言と繰り返さない (not to repeat oneself).

同おなじことを二に言ごんと言いうな。
Don't repeat yourself.

Expressions

武ぶ士しに二に言ごんなしa samurai never goes back on his word
男おとこに二に言ごんはないa man's word is his bond; a man does not go back on his word
武ぶ士しに二に言ごんはないa samurai never goes back on his word

Kanji

二two, two radical (no. 7)
言say, word

Related words

二に枚まい舌じた
二枚舌 specifically means 'forked tongue' or 'duplicity', while 二言 focuses on the act of saying contradictory things or breaking promises.
嘘うそつき
嘘つき is a general 'liar', whereas 二言 emphasizes inconsistency in speech or going back on one's word.

Written forms

二言Usage100%
- にごん
  Standard kanji form; the reading にごん is the most common.
- にげん
  Alternate reading; less common and may be considered non-standard in modern usage.
にげん

Etymology

Compound of 二 (two) and 言 (word/speech), literally meaning 'two words'. The meaning of inconsistency or repetition derives from the idea of having two different statements.

二に言ごん

also: にげん

に

ご

ん

Freq.FrequencyTop 50,000

Meanings

noun

double-dealing; going back on one's word

Refers to saying different things at different times, breaking a promise, or being two-faced. Often used in negative contexts or set phrases like 二言はない (I won't go back on my word).

彼かれは二に言ごんがあるから信しん用ようできない。
He can't be trusted because he goes back on his word.
一いち度ど決きめたら二に言ごんはない。
Once I decide, I won't go back on my word.

noun

repeating oneself; saying the same thing twice

Used when someone says something again unnecessarily. Often appears in the set phrase 二言と繰り返さない (not to repeat oneself).

同おなじことを二に言ごんと言いうな。
Don't repeat yourself.

Expressions

武ぶ士しに二に言ごんなしa samurai never goes back on his word
男おとこに二に言ごんはないa man's word is his bond; a man does not go back on his word
武ぶ士しに二に言ごんはないa samurai never goes back on his word

Kanji

二two, two radical (no. 7)
言say, word

Related words

二に枚まい舌じた
二枚舌 specifically means 'forked tongue' or 'duplicity', while 二言 focuses on the act of saying contradictory things or breaking promises.
嘘うそつき
嘘つき is a general 'liar', whereas 二言 emphasizes inconsistency in speech or going back on one's word.

Written forms

二言Usage100%
- にごん
  Standard kanji form; the reading にごん is the most common.
- にげん
  Alternate reading; less common and may be considered non-standard in modern usage.
にげん

Etymology

Compound of 二 (two) and 言 (word/speech), literally meaning 'two words'. The meaning of inconsistency or repetition derives from the idea of having two different statements.