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弐 means 'two'

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Strokes : 6    Frequency: 3446   JLPT: N1    Usefulness: 5    Study set: 5-50    Grade: 8   Intermediate lesson: -    Beginner lesson: -   Begins 3 words   Used in 4 words   Used in 107 names   Not used as a component
Jōyō (常用)
On
   ニ
On   
Kun    ふた   そえ
  
The lower element exists as a rare kanji (-)
⿹  ⿻   one   shoot   two  
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In the most useful 10,000 words in Japanese, 弐 is used 1 time, read 1 way.
Across all words in Japanese, 弐 is used 4 times, read 2 ways.
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ニ : 3 words FIND ALL
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Most common form:
numeric
two  (ふ and ふう used mainly when counting aloud. 弐, 貳 and 貮 are used in legal documents.)
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ふた : 1 word FIND ALL
noun
two (used in old or legal documents)
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Henshall: 950  Joy o' Kanji : 950  Key to Kanji:

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ニ    two   
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shoot
イチ   イツ   ひと    ひと- one   
ニ   ふた    ふた two   
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