二輪

二輪

Japanese

Kanji in this term
二	輪
に Grade: 1	りん Grade: 4
on’yomi

Etymology

May be from Middle Chinese 二輪 (MC ȵiɪ^H liuɪn).

Alternatively, may have been coined in Japan of Middle Chinese-derived elements, as a compound of 二 (ni, “two”) +‎ 輪 (rin, “wheel; ring”).

Pronunciation

• On’yomi: Goon
  • (Tokyo) にりん [nìríń] (Heiban – [0])[1]
  • (Tokyo) に​りん [níꜜrìǹ] (Atamadaka – [1])[1]
  • IPA^(key): [ɲ̟iɾʲĩɴ]

Noun

二輪 (hiragana にりん, rōmaji nirin)

1. two things that are round

   日 (じつ)月 (げつ)の二 (に)輪 (りん)

   jitsugetsu no nirin

   the two circles / rings / roundnesses of the sun and the moon

   二 (に)輪 (りん)咲 (さ)きの百 (ゆ)合 (り)

   nirinsaki no yuri

   two-circle-blooming lilies → twin-blooming lilies

Derived terms

• 二 (に)輪 (りん)車 (しゃ) (nirinsha): a two-wheeled vehicle; a bicycle; a moped, a motorcycle
• 二 (に)輪 (りん)草 (そう) (nirinsō): Anemone flaccida, a kind of flower

References

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

• 1988, 国語大辞典（新装版） (Kokugo Dai Jiten, Revised Edition) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan