two
On'yomi (音読み)
- ニ
- ジ
Kun'yomi (訓読み)
- ふた.つ
- ふた
- ふたたび
About this kanji
The kanji 二 means "two" and is fundamental in counting and expressing pairs. It is commonly used as both a noun and in compound words. For example, 二人 (ふたり) means "two people," referring to a pair, while 二十 (にじゅう) means "twenty," combining the idea of two tens. Another common compound is 二日 (ふつか), which means "two days," often used to describe a duration of time. This kanji is straightforward to use, but be careful with its pronunciation, as it changes depending on context; for instance, when counting objects, you might use ふたつ for "two things."
Example sentences
私は二回行きました。
I went two times.
Meanings across languages
- English
- two
- Tiếng Việt
- hai
- 日本語
- 二
- 한국어
- 둘
- 中文
- 二
- id
- dua
- th
- สอง
- es
- dos
- fr
- deux
- de
- zwei
- pt
- dois
Common compounds
- 二人two people
- 二十twenty
- 二日two days, the second day of the month
Words using this kanji
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