twice; two times
Counts occurrences or repetitions; often used with verbs to indicate doing something twice.
彼には二度と会いたくない。
I never want to see him again.
この映画は二度見た。
I've seen this movie twice.
two degrees
Used for temperature, angles, or other degree-based measurements.
気温が二度上がった。
The temperature rose by two degrees.
Since it was important, I said it twice.
The temperature rose two degrees today.
二回 and 二度 both mean 'twice', but 二回 is the more neutral, everyday way to count discrete occurrences while 二度 can sound slightly more formal or emphatic, especially in set phrases like 二度と〜ない.
二度 and 三度 look almost identical apart from the number kanji (二 vs 三), making them easy to confuse when reading quickly.
never again
going back to sleep; sleeping in
the second time
double take; second glance
double-dipping
Standard kanji spelling; high frequency in news and general use.
Numerical variant; common in informal or space-constrained writing.
Compound of 二 (two) and 度 (time, occurrence, degree).
double effort; doing the same work twice
second wife
second-degree burn