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
① 二か三くらい。少々。
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
① 漢字の部首「⼎」の呼称の一つ。
twice
the first and second; a few
① 序列が二番目であること。二番目の。
twin-lens
the big two...; two major...; two main...
two flat things
① 二番目。第二。② めかけ。
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)
① 空間の次元が二であること。長さと幅のように二つの方向を持つ広がり。② アニメや漫画のキャラクター。
① 若くて未熟であること。
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
① 16。16歳。「にはちそば」(二八蕎麦)の略。「にはちがつ」(二八月)の略。
unhesitatingly
① 咲いた2つの花② 二輪の乗り物。二輪車の略称。③ 二つの丸い形をしたもの
two holes; toilet with separate chambers for urine and faeces
① 二つの部分。② 二番目の部分。③ 書類、書物などの二揃い。④ 高校、大学などの夜間部。⑤ 部首「⼆」で分類した漢字の一群。
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
① 人数が2であること。② 恋愛関係にある男女。
two (long cylindrical things)
① 二回。同じことが繰り返しなされるときの二番目の回。② 温度、角度を表す単位「度」二つ分の大きさ。③ 楽譜上、隣の高さに書かれる2つの音の音程。
the second time
two o'clock
double; twice (as much); twofold
second (in a series)
① 二十歳から二十九歳までの年齢。② 初代から数えて二十番目の当主、継承者。
upper arm
twenty-third day of the month; twenty-three days
① 月の24番目の日。② 1日の24倍。
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
① 二本の刀を使う剣術の一種。同型、あるいは大小一振りを左右の手に一本ずつ持つ。両手刀には存在しないが、片手で扱える刀なら種類を問わず存在し得る。② 酒を好み、かつ甘いものも好む人。③ 相反する2つの事柄に対してその両方とも得意とすること。また、その人。④ 主に一人で2つの事柄(作業)を同時に平行して行うこと。また、その人。
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
① 二回ものを言うこと。② 一度言ったことを訂正し、改めて言うこと。前とは違ったことを言うこと。
... all over again (repeating the same failure)
second class
① 二つとないこと。
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
① 二つの期間。
duplicity; treachery; double-dealing
runner-up; second (in a race)
antinomy; self-contradiction; either-or situation; choice between mutually exclusive alternatives
① 城のくるわの一つで、本丸に次いで重要な拠点。
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
① 二つの楽器による重奏。
February 26 Incident (attempted military coup in Japan; 1936); February 1936 military revolt
second year (college) student; sophomore
① 大晦日の夜から元旦にかけて、2年にまたがって行う、初詣の形式の1つ。
① 自衛隊における階級。二等陸曹、二等海曹、二等空曹の総称。一曹の下で三曹の上。
① 2辺の長さが等しい三角形。
① 2辺の長さが等しい三角形。
second step; hesitation
① 「あなた」・「きみ」など、会話の相手方を指し示す人称。対称。
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
① 四季の中の二つの季節。
bipolarization; bipolarisation
① 二を底として、二の累乗で桁を進める記数法。0と1の二つの数字だけで数を表現する。
2,000 yen bill
① 1年を24等分し、その分割点を含む日に立春から交互に節気・中気を設け、それぞれに季節を表す名称を付したもの。二十四気あるは単に節気ともいう。
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
① 同じ方向に近接して見える二つの恒星。
① 一日中、ずっと、いつでも。
double torture; double pain; double hardship; double whammy
① 自衛隊における階級。二等陸士、二等海士、二等空士の総称。一士の下。
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
① 一般には、小麦粉2割(20%)、蕎麦粉8割(80%)の混合比で作る蕎麦。蕎麦粉10割に対して小麦粉2割を混ぜる外二という混合比(83%と17%)も二八蕎麦とされる。。8割・2割の蕎麦を外二と区別するときには内二という。またそれぞれ外二八、内二八ともいう。② 代金16文の蕎麦。2と8をかけると16になる。物価上昇によって廃れるまでは、これが二八蕎麦本来の意味であった。
two-part washing machine
side dish
① 古代中国で考案された季節を表す方式のひとつ。二十四節気をさらに初候・次候(二候)・末候(三候)の約5日づつの3つに分けた期間のこと。時代及び地域により名称が異なる。② 俳諧で、72句から成る連句の形式のこと。
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)
① 陰と陽の気。
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
① 硫黄原子1個に対して酸素原子2個が化合してできる物質。水に溶け亜硫酸を生成する。化学式SO2。
① 硫黄原子1個に対して酸素原子2個が化合してできる物質。水に溶け亜硫酸を生成する。化学式SO2。
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.