ニ
Meanings
Numeric
1. two; 2
ふ and ふう used mainly when counting aloud; 弐, 貳 and 貮 are used in legal documents
I am no longer the me from two years ago.
Pitch accent
ニ
Top 14800
Used in vocabulary (306 in total)
two persons; two people; pair; couple
two parts; two copies; the second part
bipartite; in two parts; double
two or three
second team; reserve team; farm team; second-string players
one or two; a couple; a few; first and second (place); the top two
two things; two persons
second place
binomial; binary; dyadic
second most important provincial shrine; (arch.) second-born imperial prince
second floor; upstairs
two holes; toilet with separate chambers for urine and faeces; riding double (on a bicycle, motorcycle, etc.)
the two houses of legislature
two dimensions; fictional (in relation to anime, manga, etc.); drawn; two-dimensional
second; secondary; quadratic (function, equation, etc.); second-order; fictional (in relation to anime, manga, etc.); drawn
two Deva kings; guardian gods of Buddhism who stand at the entrance of a Buddhist temple
two wheels; two flowers
two times; twice; two degrees
upper arm; (arch.) lower arm
riding double (on a bicycle, motorcycle, etc.); sharing a seat; sharing a chair
being twice divorced; two-time divorcee; (lit.) two "X" marks (i.e. two names struck from the family register)
twenty; 20
two kinds; second-class (e.g. mail)
second year of high school; second-year high-school student
daini (type of playing cards)
sixteen
second
twelve; 12; queen
(having) two choices; choice between two things
second year of junior high school; second-year junior high school student; behaving in a way characteristic of teenagers going through puberty, esp. by being overly self-conscious; (lit.) 2nd year of junior high sickness
style of classical Japanese swordsmanship involving use of two swords
style of classical Japanese swordsmanship involving use of two swords
double; twice (as much); twofold
second; number two; runner-up
halving; dividing (into two parts); bisection; the two equinoxes (vernal and autumnal)
carbon dioxide; CO2
square (of a number); multiplying (a number) by itself; second power
pair of gods (esp. Izanagi and Izanami); two gods; yin and yang
duality; binary (system)
binuclear
best is Fuji, second is a hawk, third is an eggplant (of auspicious things to see in a dream, esp. one's first dream of the year)
two ideas
last 32 (in a tournament); round of 32
two (long cylindrical things)
twice
20 years old; (arch.) twenty
20 years old; (arch.) twenty
200; two hundred
two weeks; fortnight
the second time
two sheets (of paper or other flat objects)
two o'clock
second-year student; second-year pupil; biennial; biennial plant
double; two-fold; two layers; diplo-; dipl-
25; twenty five; 1am
second (in a series)
(one's) 20s; twenties
upper arm; (arch.) lower arm
20 percent
26; twenty six; 2am
nisei; second-generation Japanese (or Korean, etc.); the second (e.g. Edward II); son
number two; mistress; concubine
two-storied building
25th day of the month; 25 days
24th day of the month; 24 days
24th day of the month; 24 days
second generation; second; junior
23rd day of the month; 23 days
two minutes
two places; two spots; two locations; two parts; two passages
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
28th day of the month; 28 days
21st day of the month; 21 days
secondary; of secondary importance
29th day of the month; 29 days
29th day of the month; 29 days
22nd day of the month; 22 days
22nd day of the month; 22 days
26th day of the month; 26 days
the big two ...; two major ...; two main ...
27th day of the month; 27 days
27th day of the month; 27 days
... all over again (repeating the same failure)
second class
double-dealing; double tongue; going back on what one has said; repeating oneself
two rows; double file
peerless; matchless; unparalleled; unrivalled; unequalled; incomparable
unhesitatingly
second-rate; inferior
two copies
second grade; second class; secondary
after-party; second party (of the night); second meeting
next (spoken) word
two legs; two feet; two pairs
two flat things
two ken (approx. 3.6m)
bunk beds; double bunk
second base
a half; 50%
two periods; two terms
second grade; second step; second act (in jōruri, noh, kabuki, etc.); third highest division; makushita division
duplicity; treachery; double-dealing
runner-up; second (in a race)
antinomy; self-contradiction; either-or situation; choice between mutually exclusive alternatives
double feature (movie)
dual nature; bilateral character; two-facedness; two-sidedness
outer citadel
second slash; second cut
two characters; name
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
having two horses draw (e.g. a carriage); two-horse-drawn carriage
changing again and again; seesawing back and forth; being in a state of flux
second daughter
second year of elementary school; second year elementary school student
instrumental duet; instrumental duo
two ways (e.g. of interpreting a word); two kinds; two types
Second Investigation Division (of the Japanese police); division responsible for investigating white-collar crimes like fraud, bribery, embezzlement and election violations
two departments (under the ritsuryō system: the Dept. of State and the Dept. of Worship)
both parents
February 26 Incident (attempted military coup in Japan; 1936); February 1936 military revolt
second year (college) student; sophomore
second step; hesitation
visiting a shrine on New Year's Eve and staying there until (or returning on) New Year's Day
sergeant first class (JGSDF)
above all else
pair of gods (esp. Izanagi and Izanami); two gods; yin and yang
second person; second-person address term (e.g. pronoun, personal name, kinship term, title); form of address used for the second person
erhu (2-stringed Chinese instrument played with a bow); erh hu
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
double-barreled gun
top two
bisection
two masters
God doesn't give with both hands; God does not give two gifts; heaven does not grant people more than one talent
two-family house; house for a two-generation family
platform no. 2; track 2
bipolarization; bipolarisation
biennial
binary number system; base-2
double cropping; two-crop system; operating in one style at day and in another at night (of a restaurant)
2,000 yen bill
two seasons; Bon and year-end festivals
second degree of kinship
two bows, two claps, and a third bow (common form of worshipping at a shrine)
24 solar stems (terms used to denote the changing of the seasons); 24 divisions of the Chinese solar year
binary digits
double torture; double pain; double hardship; double whammy
having two horses draw (e.g. a carriage); two-horse-drawn carriage
two-base hit; double
bilingual; in two languages
two-stringed koto
two out; two down (and one to go)
double star; visual double
night and day; all the time
private (JGSDF)
two-phase
secondary
straight angle
advaitam (non-duality)
dual nationality; dual citizenship
kanji "ice" radical
rolling a two and four (with two dice); six
soba made with two parts wheat flour to eight parts buckwheat flour
twin-lens; two eyes
two-part; two-component
the 72 microseasons of the year based on the 24 solar seasons further divided into 3
2 of batons (high-scoring card in mekuri karuta)
biaxial
second time at life (oft. jokingly of precocious children); reincarnation
side dish
two-part washing machine
having two residences or bases
second player (out of three); player that goes after the dealer
C battery; C cell
two stage construction
semi-detached house; double house
A Tale of Two Cities (1859 novel by Charles Dickens)
dioxide
two bows, two claps, and a third bow (common form of worshipping at a shrine)
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)
jonidan; second lowest division
carbon disulfide
second-person pronoun
Permian period
half note; minim
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
titanium dioxide
two-color; two-colour; dichromatic
nitrogen dioxide
conjugation of nidan verbs
second-grade tea (second picking)
inferior; second-rate
duplex (house)
forced out on second
two images of Buddha
binomial nomenclature
gifted with two things (usu. beauty and intelligence)
diatomic
after two outs
square root
lining out to second base
biennial; biennial plant
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
binary; two-valued
Twenty-Four Histories; authoritative collection of twenty-four Chinese historical books
two-factor authentication
Category II infectious disease
dichloride
Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea: A Tour of the Underwater World (1870 novel by Jules Verne)
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
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)
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)
dual citizen; person having dual citizenship or nationality
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
point-to-point connection
diacidic base
second string (of a shamisen, etc.)
biculturalism
power of two
sexual dimorphism
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
two-body problem
dual residence (in both the city and country)
2,000 yen bill
bi-quinary system
type 2 diabetes; adult-onset diabetes
disulfide; disulphide
dithionic acid
diphosphoric acid
disulfuric acid
terrible twos
double hane (move)
dibasic acid
hane at the head of two stones
deuterium; heavy hydrogen
rather eccentric; more than a little unconventional; quite out of the ordinary
square (of a number); second power
second watch (approx. 9pm to 11pm)
eighteen
restaurants and geisha establishments
Examples (182 in total)
I slept only two hours.
He has been studying for two hours.
He got married at 22.