二字

二字

Japanese

Kanji in this term
二	字
に Grade: 1	じ Grade: 1
on’yomi

Etymology

Compound of 二 (ni, “two”) +‎ 字 (ji, “character”).

Pronunciation

• On’yomi: Goon
  • (Tokyo) に​じ [níꜜjì] (Atamadaka – [1])[1]
  • IPA^(key): [ɲ̟iʑi]

Noun

二字 (hiragana にじ, rōmaji niji)

1. two characters

Derived terms

• 二字札 (にじふだ) (nijifuda)
• 二 (に)字 (じ)銘 (めい) (nijimei): (swords) an inscription of two characters

References

1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN