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 totalCollections of the Twenty-One Eras
to be hard to deal with
to combine parts of two different things into a new thing
semi-detached house
visiting a shrine on New Year's Eve and staying there until (or returning on) New Year's Day
both parents
second cousin
one or two
second mate
two grains
chlorine dioxide
the big two ...
double-dipping (a food item in sauce)
above all else
second-year ice
second generation
duodenitis
secondary disaster
style of classical Japanese swordsmanship involving use of two swords
Treatise on the Two Entrances and Four Practices