ふた
futa
JLPT N52 strokesKanjiLevel 6 - JLPT N5

Quick answer

二 is the kanji for "Two". A common reading is ふた (futa). You can practice writing it on this page.

Meaning

Two

Readings

kunふた/ futakunふた.つ/ futatsukunふたたび/ futatabion/ nion/ ji

kun = Japanese reading · on = Chinese reading

Practice writing

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Memory Aid

Meaning ·

Two horizontal lines stacked perfectly — they sit one above the other like two floors of a building or two layers of a sandwich.

Reading ·

に (ni) sounds like 'knee' — you have two knees, one on each leg.

Example Sentences

二つのりんごを食べました。

ふたつのりんごをたべました。

I ate two apples.

二人で映画を見ました。

ふたりでえいがをみました。

The two of us watched a movie together.

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