noun, noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
twice; two times
Used as a noun or with の to modify another noun, indicating that something occurs or is done two times.
週に二回、ジムに通っています。
I go to the gym twice a week.
二回目の挑戦で合格した。
I passed on my second attempt.
I go to a yoga class twice a week.
I made the payment in two installments.
The teacher repeated the same explanation twice.
This is my second date with her.
二回 and 二度 both mean 'twice', but 二度 is preferred in set phrases and more abstract or emphatic contexts (e.g. 二度と), while 二回 is the neutral choice for counting concrete occurrences.
一回 means 'once' and 二回 means 'twice'; they sit on the same counting scale for occurrences rather than being true opposites.
二回 (twice) and 二階 (second floor) are pronounced identically but written and meant completely differently, so context is needed to tell them apart.
二回 means 'twice' or 'two times', while 三回 means 'three times'; the two are easy to confuse since they differ only in the numeral before 回.
second-year college student; sophomore
Standard kanji spelling for 'twice' or 'two times'.
Numerical spelling, common in informal writing or when space is limited.
Compound of 二 (two) and 回 (counter for occurrences).