二 — two
に
二
two
Grade 1
Japanese school grade level in which this kanji is taught. Grade 1 is first year of elementary school.
2 strokes
number
U+4E8C
Unicode hex codepoint — a unique identifier for this character in the Unicode standard.
Freq #9
Frequency rank among the ~2,500 most common kanji in Japanese newspapers. Lower number = more common.
Heisig #2
Index in James Heisig's "Remembering the Kanji" — a popular textbook that teaches kanji through mnemonics and stories.
Radical #7
Meanings
- two
word
に ni On'yomi On'yomi (音読み) — the Sino-Japanese reading, derived from Chinese pronunciation. Most commonly used in compound words (jukugo).
し ・じ shi On'yomi On'yomi (音読み) — the Sino-Japanese reading, derived from Chinese pronunciation. Most commonly used in compound words (jukugo).
ふた futa Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).
Jukujikun Jukujikun Jukujikun (熟字訓) — special readings where the pronunciation applies to the whole compound word rather than individual kanji. The reading cannot be split per character.
Appears in idioms
二束三文
四字熟語
two, bundle, three, sentence
二人三脚
四字熟語
two, person, three, skids
唯一無二
四字熟語
solely, one, nothingness, two
二律背反
四字熟語
two, rhythm, stature, anti
一目も二目も置く
慣用句
place even one stone, even two
二足のわらじ
慣用句
two pairs of straw sandals
二度あることは三度ある
諺
What happens twice will happen three times
二兎を追う者は一兎をも得ず
諺
He who chases two hares catches neither