二 — kanji meaning “two”
二
two, two radical (no. 7)
- Meanings
- two, two radical (no. 7)
- On'yomi
- ニ (ni)、ジ (ji)
- Kun'yomi
- ふた、ふた.つ、ふたたび
- Name readings
- おと、つぐ、つぎ、にい、は、ふ
- Strokes
- 2
- School grade
- 1
- JLPT (old scale)
- Level 4
- Newspaper frequency
- #9 of 2,500
- Classical radical
- 7
- Chinese reading
- èr — Chinese character page
Words with 二
| 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 |
| 二流 | にりゅう niryuu | second-rate; inferior |
| 二死 | にし nishi | two out; two down (and one to go) |
| 二度と | にどと nidoto | never again |
| 二日酔い | ふつかよい futsukayoi | hangover |
| 二枚目 | にまいめ nimaime | handsome man |
| 二の次 | にのつぎ ninotsugi | secondary; of secondary importance |
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