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二つとない (ふたつとない) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

二ふたつとない

Meanings

1

expression, i-adjective

unique; one of a kind; incomparable

Emphasizes that there is no second one like it; often used for irreplaceable people, experiences, or objects.

この景色けしきは二ふたつとない美うつくしさだ。
This scenery has a beauty that is one of a kind.
彼かれは私わたしにとって二ふたつとない友ゆう人じんです。
He is an irreplaceable friend to me.

Kanji

二two, two radical (no. 7)

Similar words

唯ゆい一いつ
唯一 means 'sole' or 'only one' in a factual sense, while 二つとない adds an emotional nuance of being irreplaceable or peerless.
かけがえのない
かけがえのない also means 'irreplaceable', but 二つとない is more emphatic about uniqueness and often used in set phrases.

Etymology

Literally 'there is not a second one', from 二つ (two things) + と (quotative/emphatic particle) + ない (not exist). The phrase is a fixed expression meaning 'unique' or 'peerless'.