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Kanji Detail for 貳 - "add, two, betray, again, vice-official"

  • Meaning

    貳 means "add, two, betray, again, vice-official."

    1. Add - To supplement.

    2. Two - The formal character for the number two.

    3. Betray - To be disloyal; to harbor conflicting intentions.

    4. Again - To repeat.

    5. Vice-official - The second-ranking official of the Dazaifu (Japanese usage).

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    two

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    accounting numeral for two

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    two (banker's anti-fraud numeral); to betray

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    two (bankers' anti-fraud numeral)

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

    Deputy. Such as calling assistant officials 副貳 (deputy), the crown prince 儲貳 (heir). | Same as 二 (two). Used in formal documents for writing numbers. | To doubt. The mind doubting and not being unified. "Book of Documents" says "When employing the worthy, do not doubt." Also having divided loyalties is called 貳心 (double-minded). Such as saying 攜貳 (harboring disloyalty).
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