Korean

Meaning: two
Part of Speech: Number

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Handwriting

二

Example sentences

We dated for two years.
일 더하기 일은 이입니다.
One plus one is two.
우리 팀이 이 대 영으로 승리했다.
Our team won two to zero.
불교의 십이 연기 중 하나인 촉은 감각의 원인이 된다.
In Buddhism, contact (phassa), one of the twelve nidanas, is the cause of sensation.
장소 이동이 필요합니다.
A change of location is necessary.
교실에는 학생이 한 명밖에 없었어요.
There was only one student in the classroom.
하루에 물을 이 리터를 마셔야 한다.
You should drink two liters of water a day.
저는 불고기 이인분을 시켰어요.
I ordered two servings of bulgogi.
우리는 책상 두 개를 맞대고 공부를 했다
We studied with two desks put together.
여기서 지하철역까지는 이 킬로 정도 떨어져 있다.
From here to the subway station is about two kilometers away.

Usage Notes

A Sino-Korean numeral used for counting years, months, money, etc. Not to be confused with the native Korean numeral 둘 (dul).

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