Japanese symbol for “fraternal”

二卵性

にらんせい

Romaji: niransei

fraternal (of twins); diovular; dizygotic; biovular

In Japanese, fraternal is 二卵性, read にらんせい (niransei).

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Meanings

adj-no, n fraternal (of twins); diovular; dizygotic; biovular (med)

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

卵

egg, ovum, spawn

on: ラン
kun: たまご

7 strokes · JLPT 2

性

sex, gender, nature

on: セイ、ショウ
kun: さが

8 strokes · JLPT 2

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
産卵	さんらん sanran	egg-laying; spawning
卵子	らんし ranshi	ovum; ovule; egg cell
女性	じょせい josei	woman; female

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.