ChiramiN5 kanji · 2 strokes
二 means two
二
二Real origin
Two lines: two.
Real origin: where the kanji comes from, as far as scholars agree.
Meaning and readings
- Meaning
- two
- JLPT level
- N5
- Strokes
- 2
- School grade
- Grade 1 in Japan
Japanese (kunyomi) ふた futa
ふた (futa) is the Japanese word for this kanji. You use it when the kanji stands alone or has kana after it. Dictionaries call this the kun reading.
Other Japanese readings: ふたつ futatsu, ふたたび futatabi
From Chinese (onyomi) ニ ni
ニ (ni) came from Chinese with the character. You mostly hear it in words made of several kanji. Dictionaries call this the on reading.
Other readings from Chinese: ジ ji
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Common word
二人 ふたり · futari
two persons, two people
Quick check
What does 二 mean?
Right: 二 means two.Not quite: 二 means two.In 二人, which reading does 二 use?
Right. 二人 is read ふたり (futari): 二 takes ふた, its Japanese reading.Not quite. 二人 is read ふたり (futari): 二 takes ふた, its Japanese reading.