Meanings
Readings
Common Words
two persons; two people; pair; couple
Numeric; ふ and ふう used mainly when counting aloud; 弐, 貳 and 貮 are used in legal documents
two; 2
again; once more; a second time
With a verb in the negative
never again
20 years old
二十/廿 only; Archaic
twenty
both (people); the two of them
second
two times; twice
two degrees
second floor; upstairs
Memory Mnemonics
Keywords
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Mnemonic Stories
The roman numeral II lying on its side.
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