second place
Used in rankings, competitions, and ordered lists to indicate the position after first.
He came in second place in the marathon.
This team is currently second in the league.
二位 is the formal term specifically for 'second place' in a ranking, while 二番 is a broader, more everyday word for 'second' that can also label sequence items like song verses.
Standard kanji spelling for 'second place'.
Numerical variant commonly seen in rankings and tables.
Compound of 二 (に, 'two') and 位 (い, 'rank, position').