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Kotomora

二

two, two radical (no. 7)

JLPTN5StatusJōyō · grade 1FrequencyTop 100Strokes2

Readings

On'yomi

  • ニ
  • ジ

Kun'yomi

  • ふた
  • ふた.つ
  • ふたたび

Nanori

  • おと
  • つぐ
  • つぎ
  • にい

Meaning

二 represents the number two. The radical sense is the same two-stroke shape used as a component in other characters.

Most common words using 二

24 of 820
  • 二に
    N5

    two; 2

  • 二つふたつ
    N5

    two

  • 二人ふたり
    N5

    two persons; two people; pair; couple

  • 二度とにどと
    N1

    never again

  • 二宮にぐう

    the Two Ise Shrines

  • 二酸化炭素にさんかたんそ
    N2

    carbon dioxide; CO2

  • 一石二鳥いっせきにちょう
    N1

    killing two birds with one stone

  • 二分にぶん

    halving; dividing (into two parts); bisection

  • 二の次にのつぎ
    N1

    secondary; of secondary importance

  • 二塁打にるいだ

    two-base hit; double

  • 二枚目にまいめ

    handsome man

  • 二塁にるい

    second base

  • 二流にりゅう
    N1

    second-rate; inferior

  • 二輪車にりんしゃ

    two-wheeled vehicle

  • 二人三脚ににんさんきゃく

    three-legged race

  • 二死にし

    two out; two down (and one to go)

  • 二者択一にしゃたくいつ

    choosing between two things; two choices

  • 二枚舌にまいじた

    double-dealing; duplicity; equivocation; double-tongued

  • 二院にいん

    the two houses of legislature

  • 二塁手にるいしゅ

    second baseman

  • 二重奏にじゅうそう

    instrumental duet; instrumental duo

  • 真っ二つまっぷたつ
    N1

    in two equal parts

  • 十二じゅうに
    N5

    twelve; 12

  • 二階にかい
    N5

    second floor; upstairs

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Etymology

二 is a simple ideograph of two parallel lines representing the number two.

Meaning mnemonic

Two horizontal strokes, one above the other, clearly show the number two.

Reading mnemonic

For ニ, picture two knees (ニー) side by side: knees -> ニ, and there are two of them.