Meanings
two
Radicals
Decomposition
⿱一一
Etymology
Ideographic: Two parallel lines; compare 一 (one) and 三 (three)
Writing Practice
Stroke Order
Used in compound words
Standalone, with つ suffix
Special reading for 二日
Special reading for 二十日
Words Using This Kanji
744 words totalone country, two systems (Chinese policy allowing for areas such as Hong Kong to maintain their own economic and administrative systems)
body drop throw (sweeping the opponent's legs and throwing them forward)
holding two positions at once (esp. of rikishi or judges who are also coaches)
frustratingly difficult task
soft windflower
conjugation (inflection, declension) of nidan verbs (resulting in a stem of either "i" or "u" for every conjugation)
conjugation (inflection, declension) of nidan verbs (resulting in a stem of either "e" or "u" for every conjugation)
conjugation of nidan verbs
someone with a dual personality
second-person pronoun
two sickles used in Okinawan Kobudo
vinegar and soy sauce mixed in roughly equal proportions
manganese dioxide (MnO2)
second law of thermodynamics
potassium dichromate (K2Cr2O7)
kanji "ice" radical
kanji "twenty legs" radical (radical 55)
twelve words used to mark the old calendar as indicators of lucky and unlucky activities
28 mansions of Chinese astronomy (constellations dividing the ecliptic into 28 positions)
right in half