弐

弐 U+5F10, 弐 CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-5F10 ← 式 [U+5F0F] CJK Unified Ideographs 弑 → [U+5F11]

Translingual

Traditional	貳
Shinjitai	弐
Simplified	贰

Stroke order

Han character

弐 (Kangxi radical 56, 弋+3, 6 strokes, cangjie input 一心一一 (MPMM), composition ⿽弍一)

References

• Kangxi Dictionary: not present, would follow page 355, character 6
• Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): not present, would follow volume 1, page 558, character 6
• Unihan data for U+5F10

Chinese

For pronunciation and definitions of 弐 – see 貳 (“secondary; assistant; to be unfaithful; to be disloyal; etc.”). (This character is a variant form of 貳).

Japanese

Shinjitai	弐
Kyūjitai	貳

Glyph origin

Japanese Simplified from 貳 (貝 → 一)

Kanji

弐

(common “Jōyō” kanji, shinjitai kanji, kyūjitai form 貳)

1. (financial) two

Readings

• Go-on: に (ni, Jōyō)
• Kan-on: じ (ji)
• Kun: ふたつ (futatsu, 弐つ); そえ (soe, 弐)

Compounds

• 弐(に)心(しん) (nishin), 弐(ふた)心(ごころ) (futagokoro)

Numeral

弐(に) • (ni) 

1. two, 2

Usage notes

Used in official financial documents in place of the common kanji for two, 二.