Meanings
Numeric
1. two; 2
ふ and ふう used mainly when counting aloud; 弐, 貳 and 貮 are used in legal documents.
Pitch accent
Used in vocabulary (284 in total)
nisei; second-generation Japanese (or Korean, etc.); the second (e.g. Edward II); son
double; two-fold; diplo-; dipl-; double-edged eyelid; double eyelid
binomial; binary; dyadic
twelve; 12; queen (playing card)
(arch.) second-born imperial prince; second most important provincial shrine
binuclear
two or three
two minutes
two kinds; second-class (e.g. mail)
200; two hundred
second place
second floor; upstairs
two departments (under the ritsuryo system: the Dept. of State and the Dept. of Worship)
two masters
two sheets (pieces) (of paper)
squaring; multiplying (a number) by itself; second power
twenty-six; 2am
two things; two persons
the two houses of legislature
kanji "ice" radical
twice
the first and second; a few
second
twin-lens
the big two...; two major...; two main...
two flat things
number two; mistress; concubine
second year of junior high school; second-year junior high school student
top two
twenty-five; 1am
halving; dividing (into two parts); bisection; the two equinoxes (vernal and autumnal)
two dimensions; fictional world of anime, manga, video games, etc.
green youth; immature youth; novice; greenhorn
23rd night of a lunar month (esp. 8th month); moon-waiting party held on 23rd night of a lunar month
second player (out of three); player that goes after the dealer
a half; 50%
second; number two; runner-up
sixteen
unhesitatingly
two wheels; two flowers
two holes; toilet with separate chambers for urine and faeces
two parts; two copies; the second part
second base
two weeks; fortnight
second-year student; biennial
20 percent
twenty-fifth day of the month; twenty-five days
second generation; second; junior
second string players
two ken (approx. 3.6m)
two Deva kings; guardian gods of Buddhism who stand at the entrance of a Buddhist temple
twenty; 20
duality; binary (system)
two bows, two claps, and a third bow (standard form of worshiping at a shrine)
after two outs
forced out on second
two persons; two people; pair; couple
two (long cylindrical things)
two times; twice; two degrees
the second time
two o'clock
double; twice (as much); twofold
second (in a series)
one's twenties
upper arm
twenty-third day of the month; twenty-three days
twenty-fourth day of the month; twenty-four days
two-storied building
two places; two spots; two locations; two parts; two passages
twenty-eighth day of the month; twenty-eight days
second; secondary; quadratic (function, equation, etc.); second-order
twenty-first day of the month; twenty-one days
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
twenty-ninth day of the month; twenty-nine days
twenty-ninth day of the month; twenty-nine days
twenty-seventh day of the month; twenty-seven days
twenty-seventh day of the month; twenty-seven days
secondary; subordinate
twenty-second day of the month; twenty-two days
twenty-second day of the month; twenty-two days
twenty-sixth day of the month; twenty-six days
double-dealing; double tongue; going back on what one has said; repeating oneself
... all over again (repeating the same failure)
second class
peerless; matchless; unparalleled; unrivalled; unequalled; incomparable
two rows; double file
two copies
second-rate; inferior
two legs; two feet; two pairs
carbon dioxide
next (spoken) word
second grade; second class; secondary
after-party; second party (of the night); second meeting
bipartite; in two parts; double
second year of high school; second-year high-school student
bunk beds; double bunk
bunk beds; double bunk
two periods; two terms
duplicity; treachery; double-dealing
runner-up; second (in a race)
antinomy; self-contradiction; either-or situation; choice between mutually exclusive alternatives
outer citadel
two characters; name
former name for makushita division
dual nature; bilateral character; two-facedness; two-sidedness
for two people; (work) of two; (meals) for two
second arrow; second move; second step
two meals; (eating) two meals a day
two meals; (eating) two meals a day
second daughter
change again and again; seesaw back and forth; being in a state of flux; backtracking repeatedly
two-horse cart
both parents
two ways (e.g. of interpreting a word); two kinds; two types
second year of elementary school; second year elementary school student
to combine parts of two different things into a new thing; to compromise; to balance out
instrumental duet; instrumental duo
February 26 Incident (attempted military coup in Japan; 1936); February 1936 military revolt
second year (college) student; sophomore
visiting a shrine on New Year's Eve and staying there until (or returning on) New Year's Day
sergeant first class (JGSDF)
second step; hesitation
second person
above all else
fraternal (of twins); diovular; dizygotic; biovular
erhu (2-stringed Chinese instrument played with a bow); erh hu
totally; completely
double-barreled gun
platform no. 2; track 2
bisection
two-family house; house for a two-generation family
biennial
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
binary number system; base-2
2,000 yen bill
24 divisions of the solar year; 24 terms used to denote the changing of the seasons
two-phase
binary digits
second degree of kinship
being twice divorced; two-time divorcee; (lit.) two x marks (i.e. two names struck from the family register)
being twice divorced; two-time divorcee; (lit.) two x marks (i.e. two names struck from the family register)
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
bilingual; in two languages
two-base hit; double
silicon dioxide (SiO2); silica
silicon dioxide (SiO2); silica
double star; visual double
night and day; all the time
double torture; double pain; double hardship; double whammy
private (JGSDF)
two out; two down (and one to go)
rolling a two and four (with two dice); six
straight angle
secondary
advaitam (non-duality)
dual nationality; dual citizenship
soba made with two parts wheat flour to eight parts buckwheat flour
two-part washing machine
side dish
the 72 'climates' of the year based on the 24 solar seasons further divided into three
two stage construction
semi-detached house; double house
C battery; C cell
two-part; two-component
manganese dioxide (MnO2)
day and night shift work schedule
binary tree
Collections of the Twenty-One Eras; twenty-one collections of waka compiled by imperial command (early Heian to early Muromachi)
two forces (of yin and yang)
half note; minim
second person pronoun
Permian period
two bows, two claps, and a third bow (standard form of worshiping at a shrine)
jonidan (second lowest) division
sulfur dioxide; sulphur dioxide
sulfur dioxide; sulphur dioxide
two ideas
taking (score) the first two points of the game
one country, two systems (Chinese policy allowing for areas such as Hong Kong to maintain their own economic and administrative systems)
body drop throw (sweeping the opponent's legs and throwing them forward)
the two solstices (summer and winter)
two-factor authentication
inferior; second-rate
conjugation (inflection, declension) of nidan verbs
diatomic
binomial nomenclature
two-color; two-colour; dichromatic
duplex (house)
square root
lining out to second base
biennial plant
carbon disulfide
two images of Buddha
nitrogen dioxide
half rest; minim rest
Second Epistle to the Corinthians (book of the Bible)
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)
binary; two-valued
Twenty-Four Histories; authoritative collection of twenty-four Chinese historical books
(child in the) terrible twos
two-factor authentication
entertainment quarters (food and geisha)
two-shift work program (programme)
double duty
two-wire-system
two-line heading
second-degree relative
studying two lessons
divalent
two-stringed koto
competent local official
binary system
two images of Buddha
dinitrogen monoxide; nitrous oxide
the 24 seasonal divisions of a year in the old lunar calendar
potassium dichromate (K2Cr2O7)
adenosine diphosphate; ADP
adenosine diphosphate; ADP
Second Epistle to the Thessalonians (book of the Bible)
Second Epistle to Timothy (book of the Bible)
Second Epistle of Peter (book of the Bible)
Second Epistle of John (book of the Bible)
iteration mark used to represent repetition of the previous kanji (to be read using its kun'yomi)
Meiji 27-28 Campaign (alternate name for the First Sino-Japanese war; 1894-1895)
disaccharide
disaccharides
binomial nomenclature
binary-coded decimal code
binary coded decimal; BCD
binary-coded decimal representation
binary-coded decimal notation
square function
two stage configuration
point-to-point connection
diacidic base
second string (of a shamisen, etc.)
biculturalism
power of two
lead dioxide; lead(IV) oxide
sexual dimorphism
uranium dioxide
dichromic acid; bichromic acid
middle pine tree to a noh stage (of the three placed in front of the bridge walkway)
two-country model (esp. China and Taiwan); two-country doctrine
double electron capture
dipotassium glycyrrhizate; dipotassium glycyrrhizinate
two causes
chlorine dioxide
two-body problem
dual residence (in both the city and country)
2,000 yen bill
bi-quinary system
type 2 diabetes; adult-onset diabetes
carbon dioxide fixation
second watch (approx. 9pm to 11pm)
eighteen
restaurants and geisha establishments
Nikenchaya Station
Examples (81 in total)
I slept only two hours.
Second semester has ended.
He has been studying for two hours.