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 totalgoing back to sleep
the two solstices (summer and winter)
twenty years
secondary growth
secondary cooling water (esp. in a pressurized water reactor)
quadratic curve
secondary current
two people riding together (on a bike, etc.)
secondary circuit
quadric surface
secondary coil
secondary forest
secondary infection
secondary electron multiplier
to be faced with the choice between two alternatives
erhu (2-stringed Chinese instrument played with a bow)
ancient Chinese chromatic scale (primarily used in Japan for gagaku, etc.)
bivalves
second most important provincial shrine
bimodal