“Two” or “Second” in Japanese kanji, and the Stroke Order and Meanings of Kanji “二”
Japanese Jouyou-kanji “二” means “Double faced”, “Two times” or “Divide into two” etc.
Jouyou Kanji “二”
Jouyou Kanji “二” Stroke Order
Stroke # |
2 Strokes |
On-Yomi |
に(ni) |
じ(ji) |
Kun-Yomi |
ふた(futa) |
ふた(つ)(futa(tsu)) |
Meanings |
Two |
Second, Next |
Again, Two times |
Divide into two |
Double-faced |
Kanji words which contain Kanji “二”, and their meanings
Words |
Meanings |
二院(にいん-ni i n) |
Two houses of legislature, Two legislative chambers |
二院制度(にいんせいど-ni i n se i do) |
Bicameral system |
二王 or 仁王(におう-ni o u) |
Two Deva kings, Guardian gods of Buddhism who stand at the entrance of a Buddhist temple |
二王立ち or 仁王立ち(におうだち-ni o u da chi) |
Daunting pose, Imposing stance |
二王門 or 仁王門(におうもん-ni o u mo n) |
Deva gate, Temple gate guarded by fierce Deva Kings, Temple gate of the Nio |
二階から目薬(にかいからめぐすり-ni ka i ka ra me gu su ri) |
① Frustratingly difficult task, ② Quite useless, Totally ineffective |
二期作(にきさく-ni ki sa ku) |
Semiannual crop, Double‐cropping |
二元論(にげんろん-ni ge n ro n) |
Dualism |
二更(にこう-ni ko u) |
Second watch (approx. 9pm to 11pm) |
二言(にごん-ni go n) |
Double tongue, Duplicity |
二三(にさん-ni sa n) |
A few, Some, A little, Two or three |
二次元(にじげん-ni ji ge n) |
Two dimensions, Two dimension |
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