two, two radical (no. 7)
Came from Chinese. It usually shows up when the kanji is joined to another, forming a compound word.
It is Japanese. It usually shows up when the kanji stands alone or is followed by hiragana.
The order matters: it is what makes handwriting come out legible, and it is how dictionaries index the character.
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四百五十、プラス五百、プラス…飲み物二つ…
Yonhyaku gojuu, purasu gohyaku, purasu… nomimono futatsu…
Four hundred fifty, plus five hundred, plus... two drinks...
みんな注目！終電は二十三時四十分発だ。
Minna chuumoku! Shuuden wa nijuusan-ji yonjuppun hatsu da.
Attention, everyone! The last train leaves at twenty-three forty.
仕事では、いつも二十四時間表記を使う。
Shigoto dewa, itsumo nijuuyo-jikan hyouki o tsukau.
At work, we always use the 24-hour clock.
今日は違うよ！会議があるから、十二時半に変わったんだ。
Kyou wa chigau yo! Kaigi ga aru kara, juuni-ji han ni kawattan da.
Not today! It changed to twelve thirty because of the meeting.
結婚記念日、二週間後だね。
Kekkon kinenbi, nishuukango da ne.
Our wedding anniversary is in two weeks.
ケンタは二位でゴールしました。
Kenta wa nii de gooru shimashita.
Kenta crossed the finish line in second place.
携帯は七時四十二分を示していました。
Keitai wa shichi-ji yonjuuni-fun o shimeshite imashita.
His phone showed seven forty-two.
こんなに走り回った後だから、今日は二人前食べていいよね。
Konna ni hashirimawatta ato dakara, kyou wa nininmae tabete ii yo ne.
After all that running around, I deserve a double portion today.
あと二十分しかない！遅刻しちゃう！
Ato nijuppun shika nai! Chikoku shichau!
Only twenty minutes left! I'm going to be late!
公園の近くに着いた時、二人とも息を切らしていました。
Kouen no chikaku ni tsuita toki, futari tomo iki o kirashite imashita.
By the time they got close to the park, they were both out of breath.
チャーシュー追加、いるか？二百円だぞ。
Chaashuu tsuika, iru ka? Nihyaku-en da zo.
Want extra chashu? It's two hundred yen.
お会計、二千百円になります。
Okaikei, nisen hyaku en ni narimasu.
All set. That'll be two thousand one hundred yen.
えっと…百グラムで二百円になります。
Etto... hyaku guramu de nihyaku en ni narimasu.
Let's see... a hundred grams runs two hundred yen.
うーん、少し減らせますか?二百五十グラムくらいで。
Ūn, sukoshi herasemasu ka? Nihyaku gojuu guramu kurai de.
Hmm, could you make it a bit less? Maybe two hundred fifty.
二十分後にお店で会うのはどう?
Nijuppun-go ni omise de au no wa dou?
Meet you at the store in twenty minutes?
Readings and meanings: KANJIDIC2 · Decomposition: KRADFILE · Both from Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group, CC BY-SA 4.0 · data from 2026-10-22 · Strokes: KanjiVG, Ulrich Apel, CC BY-SA 3.0