二 – two, two radical (no. 7)

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The kanji 二 means two, two radical (no. 7). Its on’yomi (Chinese-derived reading) is ニ、ジ (ni, ji); its kun’yomi (native Japanese reading) is ふた、ふた.つ、ふたたび (futa, futatsu, futatabi). It is written with 2 strokes, under radical 二 (no. 7).

Stroke order

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Readings

Type	Reading	Romaji
On’yomi	ニ	ni
On’yomi	ジ	ji
Kun’yomi	ふた	futa
Kun’yomi	ふた.つ	futatsu
Kun’yomi	ふたたび	futatabi

A dot separates the kanji’s part from the okurigana (kana written after it), e.g. まな.ぶ → 学ぶ.

Radical and components

Radical: 二 (Kangxi radical 7).

Words using 二

二にtwo二つふたつtwo二人ふたりtwo persons二日ふつか2nd day of the month二十歳はたち20 years old二十日はつか20th day of the month真っ二つまっぷたつtwo equal parts

Example sentences

その穴は直径二メートルです。

The hole is two meters across.

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二人の男は刑務所から釈放された。

The two men were released from jail.

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彼女は二十歳だと言ったが、それは嘘だった。

She said she was twenty years old, which was not true.

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Kanji with the same radical

五井互云

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