にのまい

Japanese

For pronunciation and definitions of にのまい – see the following entry.
二の舞
[noun] (figuratively) the same mistake, the same (bad) destiny
[noun] (originally) ninomai (a kind of dance in gagaku that dancers perform after 安摩 (ama), which they try to imitate.)
Alternative spelling
二の舞い
(This term, にのまい (ninomai), is the hiragana spelling of the above term.)