二人ふたり組ぐみ

also: ににんぐみ

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Meanings

1

twosome; duo; pair

Refers to a group or unit consisting of two people, such as a performing duo, a pair of criminals, or any two-person team.

あの二人ふたり組ぐみの歌か手しゅはとても人にん気きがある。
That singing duo is very popular.
警けい察さつは二ふた人り組ぐみの強ごう盗とうを追おっている。
The police are pursuing a pair of robbers.

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Kanji

二two, two radical (no. 7)
人person
組association, braid, plait

Related words

デュオ
二人組 is a plain native Japanese term for a pair of people, whereas デュオ has a stylish, often musical or performance-related connotation.
コンビ
二人組 is a neutral term simply meaning a group of two people, while コンビ implies the two work together closely as a team.

Built from

二人ふたり+組くみ

Written forms

二人組Usage70%
- ふたりぐみ
  Standard kanji spelling; the most common written form.
- ににんぐみ
  Alternate reading ににんぐみ is less common; ふたりぐみ is the usual reading.
２人組Usage29%
- ふたりぐみ
  Variant using Arabic numeral 2; seen in informal or space-constrained contexts.
- ににんぐみ
ふたりぐみUsage1%
ににんぐみ

Etymology

Compound of 二人 (two people) and 組 (group, set). The reading ふたりぐみ is the standard combination, while ににんぐみ is a less common alternative.