Counter for two long, thin objects such as bottles, pens, trees, or legs. The reading にほん follows the standard counter 本 (ほん) with rendaku.
There are two bottles of beer in the fridge.
Two cherry trees are planted along this street.
Standard kanji spelling for counting two long cylindrical objects.
Numerical variant commonly seen in informal writing, lists, or when space is limited.
Compound of 二 (に, 'two') and the counter 本 (ほん, used for long cylindrical objects). The reading にほん is regular, with 本 keeping its base reading ほん.