JMdict: 2209690
男に二言は無い 【おとこににごんはない】
- [exp,adj-i] a man's word is his bond; a man does not go back on what he's said
Kanji in this word:
Kanji | Meanings | On Readings | Kun Readings | Grade |
---|---|---|---|---|
男 | Male | ダン, ナン | おとこ, お | 1 |
二 | Two, Two Radical (no. 7) | ニ, ジ | ふた, ふた.つ, ふたたび | 1 |
言 | Say, Word | ゲン, ゴン | い.う, こと | 2 |
無 | Nothingness, None, Ain't, Nothing, Nil, Not | ム, ブ | な.い | 4 |