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Kanji Detail for 二 - "two, second, again"

二

  • Meaning

    二 means "two, second, again."

    1. Two - The number 2; two units.

    2. Again - Once more; a second time.

    3. Second - The second in order; next.

    4. Different - Another; different; divided loyalty.

    5. To doubt - To question; to betray.

  • Words using 二

    • 二人 ふたり Listen two persons; two people; pair
    • 十二 じゅうに Listen twelve; 12; queen
    • 二つ ふたつ Listen two
    • 二塁 にるい Listen second base
    • 二死 にし Listen two out; two down (and one to go)
    • 二塁打 にるいだ Listen two-base hit; double
    • 二度 にど Listen two times; twice; two degrees
    • 二階 にかい Listen second floor; upstairs

  • Four-character idioms with 二

    • 一石二鳥 いっせきにちょう Listen killing two birds with one stone
    • 二人三脚 ににんさんきゃく Listen three-legged race; cooperation with singleness of purpose (e.g. between companies); operating in tandem
    • 二律背反 にりつはいはん Listen antinomy; self-contradiction; either-or situation
    • 二者択一 にしゃたくいつ Listen choosing between two things; two choices
    • 二六時中 にろくじちゅう Listen night and day; all the time
    • 二束三文 にそくさんもん Listen dirt cheap; very cheap

  • Origin of 二

    Two tally strokes, the upper slightly shorter — earth beneath heaven in the classical reading of the pair.

    How to remember it: Two lines: one and its echo.

    Sources: en.wiktionary.org · mojinavi.com

  • Tattoo check: 二

    • Verified meaning: two, second, again
    • Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises
    • Used in real Japanese given names (read したなが, じんいち, すすむ, たすく)

    A single kanji rarely maps one-to-one onto an English word. Read the meanings and associations above as a set — a character that fits the dictionary definition can still carry a connotation you did not intend.

  • Name readings of 二

    Given names 二(すすむ)Listen 二(たすく)Listen 二(つぐる)Listen 二(つづき)Listen

    Surnames 二(したなが)Listen 二(じんいち)Listen 二(つぎ)Listen

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    two; two radical (no. 7)

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    two; twice

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    two; 2; (Beijing dialect) stupid

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    two; twice

    XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary

    A number name.

  • Onyomi

    tip

    ji(ジ) ジ

    ni(ニ) ニ

  • Kunyomi

    tip

    futa(ふた) ふた

    futata.bi(ふたた-び) ふたた-び

    futatsu(ふた-つ) ふた-つ

  • Strokes

    tip

    2 strokes

  • Radical

    tip

    二 (ni)

  • Related Keywords

    two again second different doubt binary both couple deuce divide double dual duet duplex duplicate dyad next pair twice

Sentences including 二

  • Don't go back to sleep !

  • How are you related?

  • What are you two doing?

  • Both my parents are at home now.

  • You could count to ten when you were two.

  • I will never do it again.

  • He is a handsome man.

  • He left home never to return.

  • Both stories are true.

  • Mary is the prettier of the two.

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