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 totaldual-residence lifestyle (e.g. one in the city and one in the countryside)
hane at the head of two stones
having two residences or bases
deuterium
dual monarchy
hypercapnia
dichroism
two space jump
(illegal) dual bookkeeping
second-round interview
Nachi-Fujikoshi Corporation
Second Association of Regional Banks
Daini Special Needs School (older name style)
The Second Sex (book by Simone de Beauvoir)
Daini Tokyo Bar Association
Dainikoutou Special Needs School (older name style)
Nikaido Museum
Futaba College of Confectionary
Fujiya (Japanese confectionary maker)
A Tale of Two Cities (1859 novel by Charles Dickens)