二ふた文も字じ

noun

two characters; two letters

Refers to two written characters, such as kanji, kana, or letters of the alphabet. Common in contexts like passwords, names, or word games.

• パスワードは二ふた文も字じ以い上じょうにしてください。

  Please make the password at least two characters long.

• この名な前まえは二ふた文も字じで書かきます。

  This name is written with two characters.

noun

garlic chives; Chinese chives

Archaic female language for garlic chives (Allium tuberosum). Modern Japanese uses ニラ. The connection to 'two characters' is unclear; possibly a euphemism or wordplay.

See also: ニラ

• 昔むかしの女じょ性せいはニラのことを「二ふた文も字じ」と呼よんだそうだ。

  It is said that women in the past called garlic chives '二文字'.