二（に）
JLPT N5 · noun
Pitch accent: atamadaka (head-high) — first mora high, then falls
Meaning: 2 (two)
Etymology
Loanword from Chinese “èr”.
Example sentences
- 二と三を足すと五だ。 — Two plus three is five.
- 二階に私の部屋がある。 — My room is on the second floor.
Idioms & proverbs containing “二”
- 一石二鳥 (いっせきにちょう) — killing two birds with one stone
- 二者択一 (にしゃたくいつ) — choosing between two things; two choices
- 二人三脚 (ににんさんきゃく) — three-legged race
- 二枚舌 (にまいじた) — double-dealing; duplicity; equivocation; double-tongued
- 一姫二太郎 (いちひめにたろう) — it's good to have a girl first and then a boy
- 二君に仕えず (にくんにつかえず) — one can not serve two masters
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See it used in real works
- Example sentences from Japanese novels & web fiction (Massif)
- Hear “二” pronounced in real videos (YouGlish)