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二

JLPT N5 SL1 2 strokes Frequency: #8

Meanings

two

Radicals

二

Decomposition

⿱一一

Etymology

Ideographic: Two parallel lines; compare 一 (one) and 三 (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

ジ ji

Kun'yomi (Japanese reading)

ふた futa

Standalone, with つ suffix

ふたたび futatabi

ふつ futsu

Special reading for 二日

はつ hatsu

Special reading for 二十日

Words Using This Kanji

744 words total

Other (20 words)

二重星にじゅうせい

double star

二重底にじゅうぞこ

double bottom (ship, trunk, etc.)

double blind trial

two-color printing

binary number system

second person

nisei

sergeant first class (JGSDF)

biped

straight angle

half

double cocoon

second step

second place

two places

binuclear

branch roads

diatomic molecule

binomial

right in half

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