不ふ二じ

noun

two sides of the same coin; same despite appearances

Used to express that two things that seem different are essentially the same. Often appears in the phrase 不二のもの.

• 生せいと死しは不ふ二じのものだ。

  Life and death are two sides of the same coin.

expression

Very sincerely yours

Archaic closing phrase used in formal letters. Cross-referenced with 不一, which is a similar letter-closing expression.

See also: 不一

• 古ふるい手て紙がみの末まつ尾びに「不ふ二じ」と記しるされていた。

  At the end of the old letter, '不二' was written.

noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no', noun

peerless; unparalleled

Archaic original meaning. Now rarely used independently; more common in set phrases or literary contexts.

• 富ふ士じ山さんは不ふ二じの霊れい峰ほうと称たたえられる。

  Mt. Fuji is praised as the peerless sacred peak.