► 名詞
二 [(2)ふた] meaning: two rank: 1
☆ あれから二月経った ⇨ Two months have passed since then
► 接頭辞
二 [に] meaning: two rank: 1
☆ うちには車が二台ある ⇨ We have two cars
☆ その映画は二回見た ⇨ I watched the movie twice
☆ 林檎が二個ある ⇨ There are two apples
More examples:
- あの二人はどうも怪しい ⇨ Those two are suspicious. There seems to be something (romantic) going on between those two
- 彼は二つの仕事を掛け持ちしている ⇨ He is working two jobs (of equal importances)
- 骨が二箇所で折れた ⇨ The bone broke in two locations
- 二人はもつれ合うようにベッドに倒れ込んだ ⇨ The two fell onto a bed as if being tangled up
- 試験は二十の設問から成っている ⇨ The exam consists of 20 questions
- 私はこれを二割引きで買った ⇨ I bought this 20% off
- 二人は元の鞘に収まった ⇨ The two got back in the original sheath. They reconciled and got back together
- 一位と二位の差が詰まってきた ⇨ The gap between the first and the second has become tighter
- 二国間の摩擦が激しくなった ⇨ The friction between the two countries have intensified
- 一次試験と二次試験の間が二週間ある ⇨ There are two weeks between the first exam and the second exam
- その二つは全く違うが敢えて比べるなら… ⇨ Those two are completely different, but if I dare compare …
- 彼の打率は今二割五分だ ⇨ Currently his batting average is .250
- 木綿豆腐を二丁下さい ⇨ Please give/get me two pieces of silk tofu
- 二人は何時までも幸せに暮らしました。めでたしめでたし ⇨ The two lived happily ever after
- 二人は会って直ぐに意気投合した ⇨ The two hit it off immediately after meeting