Word Meaning 二つに一つ

ふたつにひとつ futatsunihitotsu

二つに一つ is read as ふたつにひとつ (futatsunihitotsu) and means one of two (possibilities, alternatives, etc.).

Meaning

English

one of two (possibilities, alternatives, etc.)

Reading

Kana

ふたつにひとつ

Romaji

futatsunihitotsu

Writing Variants

2つに1つ ふたつにひとつ futatsunihitotsu

Stroke Sequence

5 Characters • 8 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N5 Jōyō Grade 1 Kanken 10級 Proverb ✓ Rank 94959 Priority O

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Max. 12

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choosing between two things

二十一箇条要求

にじゅういっかじょうようきゅう

The Twenty-One Demands

二個一

にこいち

combining the working parts of two or more broken machines to make one functioning machine

一二

いちに

the first and second

一石二鳥

いっせきにちょう

killing two birds with one stone

一二に及ばず

いちににおよばず

right away

一都一道二府四十三県

いっといちどうにふよんじゅうさんけん

one metropolis (Tokyo), one "circuit" (Hokkaido), two urban prefectures (Osaka and Kyoto) and 43 prefectures proper

唯一不二

ゆいいつふじ

one and only

一回りも二回りも

ひとまわりもふたまわりも

one or two sizes (bigger, etc.)

唯一無二

ゆいつむに

one and only

一人二役

ひとりふたやく

double role

二つ

ふたつ

two