Moto 二: Two; Two Radical (no. 7)Kanji meaning, readings, and the words that use it
- On'yomi
- ニ、ジ
- Kun'yomi
- ふた、ふた(つ)、ふたたび
- Level
- JLPT N5Jōyō, grade 1
- Words
- 866 in the dictionary
Words that use the on'yomi (ニ・ジ)
- 二にtwo
- 二月にがつFebruary
- 十二じゅうにtwelve; 12
- 十二月じゅうにがつDecember
- 二百にひゃく200; two hundred
- 二塁にるいsecond base
- 二塁打にるいだtwo-base hit; double
- 二死にしtwo out; two down (and one to go)
- 二度にどtwo times; twice
- 二階にかいsecond floor; upstairs
- 二次にじsecond
- 二重にじゅうdouble; two-fold
- 二階建てにかいだてtwo-storied building
- 二世にせいnisei; second-generation Japanese (or Korean, etc.)
- 二十四時間制にじゅうよじかんせいaround-the-clock system
- 二部にぶtwo parts; two copies
- 二枚にまいtwo sheets (pieces) (of paper)
- 二番にばんsecond; number two
- 第二次世界大戦だいにじせかいたいせんSecond World War; World War II
- 二十世紀にじっせいきtwentieth century
- 二期にきtwo periods; two terms
- 二院にいんthe two houses of legislature
- 二分にぶんhalving; dividing (into two parts)
- 二軍にぐんsecond string players
- 二人三脚ににんさんきゃくthree-legged race
- 二本立てにほんだてdouble feature (movie)
- 一二いちにthe first and second; a few
- 十二分じゅうにぶんmore than enough; more than ample
- 二宮にぐうthe Two Ise Shrines
- 二枚目にまいめhandsome man
- 二輪車にりんしゃtwo-wheeled vehicle (bicycle, motorcycle, etc.)
- 二塁手にるいしゅsecond baseman
- 一石二鳥いっせきにちょうkilling two birds with one stone
- 二号にごうnumber two
- 二百十日にひゃくとおか210th day (from the first day of spring according to the lunar calendar); the storm day
- 二の次にのつぎsecondary; subordinate
- 二者択一にしゃたくいつchoosing between two things; two choices
- 中二階ちゅうにかいmezzanine floor
- 二の足にのあしsecond step
- 二三にさんtwo or three
- 二佐にさlieutenant colonel (JGSDF)
- 二元にげんduality; binary (system)
- 二元論にげんろんdualism
- 二八にはちsixteen
- 二割にわり20 percent
- 二十にじゅうtwenty; 20
- 二十一日にじゅういちにちtwenty-first day of the month
- 二十七日にじゅうしちにちtwenty-seventh day of the month
- 二十三日にじゅうさんにちtwenty-third day of the month
Words that use a kun'yomi
- 二人ふたりtwo persons; two people
- 二つふたつtwo
- 二見ふたみforked (road, river)
- 二つ目ふたつめone after next; second
- 二つ返事ふたつへんじimmediate reply; quick answer
- 二人ともふたりともboth (people)
- 二人前ふたりまえfor two people; (work) of two
- 二人連れふたりづれparty of two
Other readings
- 二七日ふたなぬかsecond week's memorial services
- 二百二十日にひゃくはつか220th day; end of the storm period
- 真っ二つまっぷたつin two equal parts
Showing the 60 most common of 866 words. See them all in the graph.
Kanji that often appear with 二
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