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二
JLPT N5 SL1 2 strokes Frequency: #8

Meanings

two

Radicals

二

Decomposition

βΏ±δΈ€δΈ€

Etymology

Ideographic: Two Β parallel lines; compare δΈ€ (one) and δΈ‰ (three)

Writing Practice

Stroke 0 / 2

Stroke Order

1 horizontal bottom-right-to-top-left
2 horizontal bottom-to-top
On'yomi (Chinese reading)
ニ ni

Used in compound words

γ‚Έ ji
Kun'yomi (Japanese reading)
ちた futa

Standalone, with ぀ suffix

ちたたび futatabi
ち぀ futsu

Special reading for 二ζ—₯

は぀ hatsu

Special reading for 二十ζ—₯

Words Using This Kanji

744 words total
Other (20 words)
二穴 にけ぀

two holes

η§»ζ°‘δΊŒδΈ– いみんにせい

second-generation immigrant

η¬¬δΊŒγƒγ‚€γ‚ͺγƒͺン だいにバむγ‚ͺγƒͺン

second violin

δΊŒι‡η™Ίθ‘Œ γ«γ˜γ‚…γ†γ―γ£γ“γ†

issuing (the same receipt) twice

δΊŒεœ°εŸŸε±…δ½ γ«γ‘γ„γγγ‚‡γ˜γ‚…γ†

dual residence (in both the city and country)

δΈ€ιƒ½δΈ€ι“δΊŒεΊœε››εδΈ‰ηœŒ γ„γ£γ¨γ„γ‘γ©γ†γ«γ΅γ‚ˆγ‚“γ˜γ‚…γ†γ•γ‚“γ‘γ‚“

one metropolis (Tokyo), one "circuit" (Hokkaido), two urban prefectures (Osaka and Kyoto) and 43 prefectures proper

δΊŒθ— γ΅γŸγ‚γ„

deep purple

二぀硐び γ΅γŸγ€γ‚€γ™γ³

pigtails

二季 にき

two seasons

δΊŒι»„ε΅ γ«γŠγ†γ‚‰γ‚“

double-yolk egg

δΊŒζžšθ‚© γ«γΎγ„γŒγŸ

carrying a palanquin as a pair

δΊŒεˆ†εΏƒ にぢんしん

bicameral mind

δΊŒδΊ”ι€²ζ³• にごしんほう

bi-quinary system

δΈ€ε―Œε£«δΊŒι·ΉδΈ‰θŒ„ε­ γ„γ‘γ΅γ˜γ«γŸγ‹γ•γ‚“γͺすび

best is Fuji, second is a hawk, third is an eggplant (of auspicious things to see in a dream, esp. one's first dream of the year)

二正青作戦 にしょうめんさくせん

two-front war

ζΊ–δΊŒδΈ– γ˜γ‚…γ‚“γ«γ›γ„

quasi-nisei (Japanese-born person who moved abroad when young)

δΊŒι…‰ にゆう

large collection of books

δΊŒη­‰ι™Έε£« γ«γ¨γ†γ‚Šγγ—

private (JGSDF)

δΊŒη­‰η©Ίε£« にとうくうし

airman third class (JASDF)

δΊŒη­‰ι™Έδ½ γ«γ¨γ†γ‚Šγγ•

lieutenant colonel (JGSDF)