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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)

二士にし

private (JGSDF)

二次会にじかい

after-party

二者選一にしゃせんいつ

choosing between two things

二十四時間制にじゅうよじかんせい

around-the-clock system

二十日大根はつかだいこん

radish (Raphanus sativus var. sativus)

double exposure

double weave

instrumental duet

double negative

square root

in no way

double murder

second person

marriage vows

two legs

second grade

two half hitches

dualism

two-shift work program (programme)

真二つにまふたつに

right in half

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