A Kanji to tame

THE KANJI · N5 · 2 strokes

Two ; Two Radical (no. 7)

Readings on: ニ・ジ
Kun readings: ふた・ふた.つ・ふたたび

二に — Two

Readings depend on the word. In kun readings, the dot separates the kanji from its kana ending (okurigana).

Two-word kanji

Reading belongs to the complete word: it is not always deduced from isolated readings.

• 二日ふつか — second day of the month Word card → Source
• 二人ふたり — two persons Word card → Source
• 二子ふたご — twin Source
• 二男じなん — Second son Source
• 二十はたち — 20 years (to be aged) Source
• 二王におう — the two guardian kings Source