二の次 in Japanese

IPA: [ɲ̟ino̞t͡sɨɡʲi] Forms: 二の次 [canonical] (ruby: 二(に), 次(つぎ)), ni-no-tsugi [romanization], ninotugi [romanization], にのつぎ [hiragana, historical] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Etymology: Literally, “Coming after two”. Etymology templates: {{m-g|Coming after two}} “Coming after two”, {{lit|Coming after two}} Literally, “Coming after two” Head templates: {{ja-noun|に-の-つぎ|head=二の次|hhira=にのつぎ}} 二(に)の次(つぎ) • (ni-no-tsugi) ^(←にのつぎ (ninotugi)?)

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      "args": {
        "1": "Coming after two"
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}

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"二の次" meaning in Japanese

Noun