Word Meaning 二位

にい nii

二位 is read as にい (nii) and means second place.

Meaning

English

  1. second place

Reading

Kana

にい

Romaji

nii

Writing Variants

  • 2位 にい nii

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 9 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Grade 4 Kanken 7級 Rank 53917 Priority I

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

冠位十二階

かんいじゅうにかい

first system to rank officials into 12 levels (603 CE)

二十歳

はたち

20 years old

二流

にりゅう

second-rate

二割

にわり

20 percent

二部

にぶ

two parts

二次

にじ

second

二十四時間制

にじゅうよじかんせい

around-the-clock system

二期

にき

two periods

二番

にばん

second

二の次

にのつぎ

secondary

二号

にごう

number two

二葉

によう

two flat things

Example Sentences

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In elementary school, I was a prodigy and I was mostly the first or second best student in my class.

Brazil finished runners-up in the 1998 World Cup.

Zurich is the second largest gold market in the world after London.

In Olympic competitions, the gold medal represents first place, the silver medal represents second place, and the bronze medal represents third place.