Japanese Dictionary

Meaning of 二重(にじゅう) in Japanese

二重
Kana Reading
にじゅう, ふたえ
Romaji
nijū, futae
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    noun (common) (futsuumeishi), nouns which may take the genitive case particle `no'
    Meaning
    double; two-fold; two layers; duplex
    Example sentence
    物が二重に見えます。 I see double.
  • Parts of speech
    prefix
    Meaning
    diplo-; dipl
    Example sentence
    歳月は距離同様二重の魅力を添える。 Age, like distance, lends a double charm.

Examples of 二重, にじゅう, ふたえ in a sentence

Kanji in this word

重 JLPT 4

9 strokes

heavy, heap up, pile up, nest of boxes, -fold

On'Yomi: ジュウ, チョウ

Kun'Yomi: え, おも.い, おも.り, おも.なう, かさ.ねる, かさ.なる, おも

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二 JLPT 5

2 strokes

two, two radical (no.2)

On'Yomi: ニ, ジ

Kun'Yomi: ふた, ふた.つ, ふたた.び

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