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二人 (ふたり) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

二人ふたり

ふ

た

り

○

Common wordJLPTN5Freq.FrequencyTop 5,000

Meanings

1

noun

two people; pair; couple

Refers to two persons. Can imply a pair or couple depending on context. The reading ににん is less common and mainly used in formal counting or legal contexts.

二人ふたりで映えい画がを見みに行いった。
The two of us went to see a movie.
あの二人ふたりはとても仲

なか

が

いい

。

Those two get along very well.

二人ふたり用ようのテーブルを予よ約やくした。

I reserved a table for two.

Written forms

二人Usage69%
- ふたり
  Standard kanji spelling; the most common written form.
- ににん
ふたりUsage16%
Kana spelling; used for clarity, in children's materials, or when the kanji is not needed.
２人Usage15%
- ふたり
  Numerical variant; common in informal writing, lists, or when space is limited.
- ににん
ににん

Kanji

二two, two radical (no. 7)
人person

Similar words

一人ひとり
一人 means one person, while 二人 means two people.
三さん人にん
三人 means three people; 二人 is specifically for two.

Etymology

Compound of 二 (two) and 人 (person). The reading ふたり is a native Japanese reading (kun'yomi), while ににん is the Sino-Japanese reading (on'yomi) used in formal counting.