Japanese symbol for “doubled”

二つ折り

ふたつおり

Romaji: futatsuori

folded in half; doubled

In Japanese, doubled is 二つ折り, read ふたつおり (futatsuori).

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Meanings

adj-no folded in half; doubled

Written forms: 二つ折り、二つ折. Readings: ふたつおり.

Kanji and stroke order

二

two, two radical (no. 7)

on: ニ、ジ
kun: ふた、ふた.つ、ふたたび

2 strokes · JLPT 4

折

fold, break, fracture

on: セツ、シャク
kun: お.る、おり、お.り、-お.り

7 strokes · JLPT 2

Other Japanese words for “doubled”

Word	Reading	Meaning
八重	やえ yae	multilayered; doubled

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

Word	Reading	Meaning
二つ	ふたつ futatsu	two
二宮	にぐう niguu	the Two Ise Shrines
二塁打	にるいだ niruida	two-base hit; double
二塁	にるい nirui	second base
二分	にぶん nibun	halving; dividing (into two parts); bisection
一石二鳥	いっせきにちょう issekinichou	killing two birds with one stone
骨折	こっせつ kossetsu	bone fracture
時折	ときおり tokiori	sometimes; at intervals; occasionally

Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.