Meanings
Numeric
1. two; 2
ふ and ふう used mainly when counting aloud; 弐, 貳 and 貮 are used in legal documents.
Kanji used
two
Pitch accent
Top 600
Used in vocabulary (310 in total)
two persons; two people; pair; couple
second floor; upstairs
twelve; 12; queen (playing card)
two (long cylindrical things)
two times; twice; two degrees
200; two hundred
the second time
two weeks; fortnight
two sheets (pieces) (of paper)
second-year student; biennial
double; two-fold; diplo-; dipl-; double-edged eyelid; double eyelid
the first and second; a few
two or three
halving; dividing (into two parts); bisection; the two equinoxes (vernal and autumnal)
two o'clock
second (in a series)
double; twice (as much); twofold
second; number two; runner-up
two dimensions; fictional world of anime, manga, video games, etc.
number two; mistress; concubine
second place
20 percent
nisei; second-generation Japanese (or Korean, etc.); the second (e.g. Edward II); son
two-storied building
second; secondary; quadratic (function, equation, etc.); second-order
liking both alcohol and sweets; person who likes both liquor and sweets; bisexuality; player who can play as both pitcher and fielder; dual sword wielding; two-sword fencing
second generation; second; junior
secondary; subordinate
twenty-fifth day of the month; twenty-five days
the big two...; two major...; two main...
(arch.) sixteen
double-dealing; double tongue; going back on what one has said; repeating oneself
... all over again (repeating the same failure)
twenty-fourth day of the month; twenty-four days
peerless; matchless; unparalleled; unrivalled; unequalled; incomparable
second year of junior high school; second-year junior high school student
two rows; double file
second-rate; inferior
twenty-eighth day of the month; twenty-eight days
twenty-seventh day of the month; twenty-seven days
twenty-seventh day of the month; twenty-seven days
second class
twenty-first day of the month; twenty-one days
twenty-sixth day of the month; twenty-six days
twenty-third day of the month; twenty-three days
two kinds; second-class (e.g. mail)
twenty-ninth day of the month; twenty-nine days
twenty-ninth day of the month; twenty-nine days
two flat things
twenty-second day of the month; twenty-two days
twenty-second day of the month; twenty-two days
two things; two persons
next (spoken) word
two copies
two legs; two feet; two pairs
two wheels; two flowers
after-party; second party (of the night); second meeting
second grade; second class; secondary
green youth; immature youth; novice; greenhorn
two ken (approx. 3.6m)
second string players
two places; two spots; two locations; two parts; two passages
behaving in a way characteristic of teenagers going through puberty, esp. by being overly self-conscious; (lit.) 2nd year of junior high sickness
bunk beds; double bunk
bipartite; in two parts; double
second year of high school; second-year high-school student
duplicity; treachery; double-dealing
runner-up; second (in a race)
two periods; two terms
second base
antinomy; self-contradiction; either-or situation; choice between mutually exclusive alternatives
outer citadel
former name for makushita division
two characters; name
dirt cheap; very cheap
two places; two spots; two locations; two parts; two passages
squaring; multiplying (a number) by itself; second power
dual nature; bilateral character; two-facedness; two-sidedness
for two people; (work) of two; (meals) for two
two parts; two copies; the second part
second arrow; second move; second step
two meals; (eating) two meals a day
two meals; (eating) two meals a day
two places; two spots; two locations; two parts; two passages
two places; two spots; two locations; two parts; two passages
change again and again; seesaw back and forth; being in a state of flux; backtracking repeatedly
second daughter
two ways (e.g. of interpreting a word); two kinds; two types
second step; hesitation
to combine parts of two different things into a new thing; to compromise; to balance out
instrumental duet; instrumental duo
binomial; binary; dyadic
two departments (under the ritsuryo system: the Dept. of State and the Dept. of Worship)
two-storied building
visiting a shrine on New Year's Eve and staying there until (or returning on) New Year's Day
both parents
two holes; toilet with separate chambers for urine and faeces
second year of elementary school; second year elementary school student
duality; binary (system)
second (in a series)
fraternal (of twins); diovular; dizygotic; biovular
23rd night of a lunar month (esp. 8th month); moon-waiting party held on 23rd night of a lunar month
sergeant first class (JGSDF)
erhu (2-stringed Chinese instrument played with a bow); erh hu
double-barreled gun
two-family house; house for a two-generation family
God doesn't give with both hands; God does not give two gifts; heaven does not grant people more than one talent
two crops a year
two seasons; Bon and year-end festivals
bipolarization; bipolarisation
second year (college) student; sophomore
two masters
24 divisions of the solar year; 24 terms used to denote the changing of the seasons
binary number system; base-2
two-phase
two bows, two claps, and a third bow (standard form of worshiping at a shrine)
second degree of kinship
two Deva kings; guardian gods of Buddhism who stand at the entrance of a Buddhist temple
two-base hit; double
daini (type of playing cards)
style of classical Japanese swordsmanship involving use of two swords
style of classical Japanese swordsmanship involving use of two swords
double torture; double pain; double hardship; double whammy
night and day; all the time
double star; visual double
two out; two down (and one to go)
rolling a two and four (with two dice); six
silicon dioxide (SiO2); silica
advaitam (non-duality)
dual nationality; dual citizenship
platform no. 2; track 2
two minutes
two-part washing machine
never again
private (JGSDF)
kanji "ice" radical
two stage construction
the 72 'climates' of the year based on the 24 solar seasons further divided into three
combining the working parts of two or more broken machines to make one functioning machine; manufacturing one part out of multiple different parts
C battery; C cell
bilingual; in two languages
manganese dioxide (MnO2)
the two houses of legislature
day and night shift work schedule
semi-detached house; double house
two forces (of yin and yang)
Collections of the Twenty-One Eras; twenty-one collections of waka compiled by imperial command (early Heian to early Muromachi)
bilingual; in two languages
silicon dioxide (SiO2); silica
twin-lens
two-part; two-component
two bows, two claps, and a third bow (standard form of worshiping at a shrine)
two places; two spots; two locations; two parts; two passages
(arch.) second-born imperial prince; second most important provincial shrine
bilingual; in two languages
jonidan (second lowest) division
two ideas
bunk beds; double bunk
bilingual; in two languages
semi-detached house; double house
sulfur dioxide; sulphur dioxide
one country, two systems (Chinese policy allowing for areas such as Hong Kong to maintain their own economic and administrative systems)
taking (score) the first two points of the game
the two solstices (summer and winter)
body drop throw (sweeping the opponent's legs and throwing them forward)
inferior; second-rate
conjugation (inflection, declension) of nidan verbs
green youth; immature youth; novice; greenhorn
February 26 Incident (attempted military coup in Japan; 1936); February 1936 military revolt
binuclear
binomial nomenclature
many irons in the fire; engaged in two trades at the same time; wearing two hats
being twice divorced; two-time divorcee; (lit.) two x marks (i.e. two names struck from the family register)
bilingual; in two languages
second player (out of three); player that goes after the dealer
sulfur dioxide; sulphur dioxide
two-color; two-colour; dichromatic
half rest; minim rest
Second Epistle to the Corinthians (book of the Bible)
lining out to second base
the Twenty-Two Shrines; the 22 most important Shinto shrines, as designated during the Heian period
the Twenty-Two Shrines; the 22 most important Shinto shrines, as designated during the Heian period
gifted with two things (usu. beauty and intelligence)
(child in the) terrible twos
binary; two-valued
Twenty-Four Histories; authoritative collection of twenty-four Chinese historical books
being twice divorced; two-time divorcee; (lit.) two x marks (i.e. two names struck from the family register)
sulfur dioxide; sulphur dioxide
mnemonic for remembering the months with fewer than 31 days (ni, shi, mu, ku, etc.)
after two outs
forced out on second
Second Epistle to Timothy (book of the Bible)
Second Epistle of Peter (book of the Bible)
Second Epistle of John (book of the Bible)
the 24 seasonal divisions of a year in the old lunar calendar
silk brocade eggs; nishiki tamago; sweet steamed layered egg cake
Second Epistle to the Thessalonians (book of the Bible)
dinitrogen monoxide; nitrous oxide
entertainment quarters (food and geisha)
binomial nomenclature
two-country model (esp. China and Taiwan); two-country doctrine
divalent
two causes
second string (of a shamisen, etc.)
middle pine tree to a noh stage (of the three placed in front of the bridge walkway)
two-wire-system
potassium dichromate (K2Cr2O7)
adenosine diphosphate; ADP
dichromic acid; bichromic acid
dipotassium glycyrrhizate; dipotassium glycyrrhizinate
silk brocade eggs; nishiki tamago; sweet steamed layered egg cake
disaccharide
power of two
second-degree relative
Meiji 27-28 Campaign (alternate name for the First Sino-Japanese war; 1894-1895)
competent local official
iteration mark used to represent repetition of the previous kanji (to be read using its kun'yomi)
dual residence (in both the city and country)
two images of Buddha
lead dioxide; lead(IV) oxide
adenosine diphosphate; ADP
two-stringed koto
two-shift work program (programme)
type 2 diabetes; adult-onset diabetes
200 metre individual medley (swimming)
double-lined mackerel (Grammatorcynus bilineatus)
striped stem borer (Chilo suppressalis)
restaurants and geisha establishments
second watch (approx. 9pm to 11pm)
eighteen
Examples (82 in total)
I slept only two hours.
Second semester has ended.
He has been studying for two hours.