Kanji 二 two, two radical (no. 7) 組 association, braid, plait Related words 二ふた つ 二つ is the general counter for two items, while 二組 specifically refers to two sets, pairs, or groups.
二に 倍ばい 二倍 means 'double' in a multiplicative sense (twice as much), whereas 二組 can mean 'double' in the sense of a pair or duo.
Written forms 二ふた 組くみ
Standard kanji spelling for 'two sets' or 'two classes'.
2ふた 組くみ
Numerical variant using Arabic numeral 2; common in informal or space-constrained contexts.
Etymology Compound of 二 (ふた , 'two') and 組 (くみ , 'set, group, class'). The reading ふたくみ is a regular combination of the native Japanese numerals and the noun.
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