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二流 (にりゅう) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
Common word JLPT N1 Freq. Frequency Top 50,000 Meanings 1
noun, noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
second-rate ; inferior
Used to describe something or someone of lower quality, rank, or ability, often in contrast to 一流 (first-rate). Common in evaluations of skill, products, or status.
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The food at this restaurant is second-rate.
Kanji 二 two, two radical (no. 7) Similar words 一いち 流りゅう 一流 means first-rate or top-class, the opposite of 二流.
三さん 流りゅう 三流 means third-rate, even lower in quality or rank than 二流.
Etymology Compound of 二 (two, second) and 流 (style, school, class). The 流 here refers to a school or tradition of art or skill, extended to mean rank or class.