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二 (に, ni) Japanese meaning: two | Kotomora

二に

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Common word›JLPTN5›Freq.FrequencyTop 200

Meanings

1

two; 2

The number two. Readings ふ and ふう are used mainly when counting aloud; 弐, 貳, and 貮 are used in legal documents.

りんごを二ふたつください。
Please give me two apples.

二に時じに会あいましょう。

Let's meet at two o'clock.

Kanji

二two, two radical (no. 7)
弐II, two, second
貳two
貮number two
弍two

Don't confuse with

二ふたつN5
二つ is the native Japanese counting word used for two general objects (二つあります), while 二 is the Sino-Japanese numeral used in compound numbers, counters, and formal contexts (二時, 二番).

Written forms

二Usage25%
- に
  Standard kanji numeral for 'two'.
- ふた
- ふ
- ふう

Etymology

Native Japanese numeral. The kanji 二 is a simple ideograph representing the number two.

２

Usage74%Usage for this spelling across all readings, not one reading alone.

に
Arabic numeral, common in horizontal writing and lists.
ふた
ふ
ふう

ニUsage<1%

ふたUsage<1%

弐Usage<1%Usage for this spelling across all readings, not one reading alone.

に
Formal numeral used in legal and financial documents to prevent forgery.
ふ
ふう
ふた

ふUsage<1%

貳Usage0%Usage for this spelling across all readings, not one reading alone.

out-dated kanji form

に
Outdated kanji form of 弐.
ふ
ふう
ふた

ふうUsage0%

フタUsage0%

弍

に
Variant of 弐, also used in formal documents.
ふ
ふう
ふた

貮

out-dated kanji form

に
Outdated kanji form of 弐.
ふ
ふう
ふた