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ににん
Meanings
Noun
1. two persons; two people; pair; couple
Alt. forms
二ふた人り
69%
２ふた人り
17%
ふたり
12%
ににん
Pitch accent
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に
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Composed of
two; 2
counter for people
Used in vocabulary (5 in total)
Kobo Daishi is always with me (written on the hats of Shikoku pilgrims)
"Helping Hands" comedy performance; performance in which one person wears a haori on their shoulders, while another person behind them puts their arms through the sleeves of the haori and feeds the person in front
three-legged race; cooperation with singleness of purpose (e.g. between companies); operating in tandem
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Examples (121 in total)
The two men were drinking in a bar.
They never married.
Have you two kissed yet?
I live with my two children.
I have two sons.
Why did you two break up?
Why don't we go somewhere together?
I agree with both of you.
Their wedding is tomorrow.
I was invited to their wedding.
They walked hand in hand.
Glenn has two girlfriends.
They hated each other.
They have two daughters.
I've made a couple of friends here.
This place is big enough for both of us.
We have two daughters.
Do you know either of the two girls?
Glenn has two friends who are women.
We have two children.
They had a lovely time together.
I saw two guys kissing each other in the hallway.
She brought up two children.
She divided the cake between the two.
You have two brothers.
Are you two traveling together?
The two came to the same conclusion.
The two sisters lived very quietly.
We were both extremely lucky.
"What were you two talking about?" "Nothing."
The taxi picked up two passengers.
Two brothers set out on a journey together.
John has two sons.
Yutaka has two older brothers.
Two students are absent today.
Were you two speaking French?
The two men were released from jail.
To tell the truth, they are not husband and wife.
Two children are sitting on the wall.
Tom and Mary are both unmarried.
Those two are exactly alike.
They're still in contact with each other.
The two policemen were exhausted, too.
The woman was sitting between two men.
He has two women in his life.
How are you two doing?
There was a subtle difference between their views.
You two are the nucleus of the team.
I introduced two of my friends at the party.
Those two children were the same age.
Those two boys are twins.
The young couple went to Kyoto for fun.
The priest blessed the marriage of the happy couple.
The two brothers are very much alike.
The two men were arrested for reckless driving.
My mother attempted to reconcile the couple.
The views of the two politicians collide violently.
The children started in pairs.
The young couple fell in love with each other very soon.
The policeman separated the two men who were fighting.
When and where did you two meet?
The two students parted when they reached the corner.
The two boys traveled throughout the land.
The two men sitting on the bench were Americans.
Their argument eventually ended in a draw.
Two robbers broke into a store.
The other day I went on an overseas trip with my mother.
I salute both of you for your professionalism.
There are two strangers in front of my house.
Two boys came running out of the room.
I have one big brother and two little sisters.
The two boys look more alike than I thought.
The two sisters became more and more famous.
I'll get something to drink for both of you.
She was alone with her baby in the house.
"How did you two meet?" "It's a long story."
Their friendship gradually turned into love.
The company decided to hire two new secretaries.
Two men wearing masks robbed the bank.
He has two sons, I believe.
The money will probably be split evenly between those two.
The man has two sons, one of whom is still at college.
Two blonde women are sitting near the fountain.
I have two older brothers. They're both studying abroad.
Mary is the cuter of the two.
I thought you two would have a lot in common.
They lived together for two years before they got married.
Just then the two in question arrived at school.
I live in this huge house with my wife.
There are two Arabic teachers in that school.
Practice volleying against two players.
The two young girls smiled happily.
He is the taller of the two.
He had two sons, who both became teachers.
There must be some misunderstanding between us.
He had two sons, who became doctors.
The two went to the window to look outside.
Those two boys share the same dormitory room.
Those two boys have about the same ability in English.
After her husband's death, she brought up the two children all by herself.
He has a wife and two young children to provide for.
Neither of those two students passed the test.
He is the shorter of the two boys.
She invited two of her classmates, Jane and Mary.
Tom has two sons. Both of them live in Boston.
At long last, the two chiefs of the Indian tribes have decided to make peace.
I don't like both of you going to such a place.
The twins were so alike that it was difficult to tell them apart.
When the two disciples heard him say this, they followed Jesus.
The two men shook hands with each other the minute they were introduced.
Among the guests invited to the party were two foreign ladies.
Finally, their friendship ended and their close relationship disappeared.
I have two sons; one is in Tokyo, and the other in Nagoya.
It wasn't simply by coincidence that Tom and Mary both happened to be there.
As I entered the café, I found two young men watching a wrestling match on television.
She has two uncles; one lives in Kyoto and the other in Osaka.
I have three sisters; one is a nurse and the others are students.
He has two brothers, one lives in Osaka and the other in Kobe.
Tom and Mary went to the cemetery to visit their mothers' graves.
If two men always have the same opinion, one of them is unnecessary.
I don't know what went on last night, but they're not speaking to each other this morning.