Word Meaning 二重

ふたえ futae

二重 is read as ふたえ (futae) and means diplo-.

Meaning

English

  1. diplo-
  2. dipl-
  3. double-edged eyelid
  4. double eyelid
  5. creased eyelid
  6. double
  7. two-fold
  8. two layers

Reading

Kana

ふたえ

Romaji

futae

Writing Variants

  • 二重 にじゅう nijuu

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 11 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N4 Jōyō Grade 3 Kanken 8級 Rank 386 Priority A

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

二重写し

にじゅううつし

double exposure

二重奏

にじゅうそう

instrumental duet

二重価格制

にじゅうかかくせい

dual price system

二重結合

にじゅうけつごう

double bond

二重価格表示

にじゅうかかくひょうじ

dual pricing

二重関節

にじゅうかんせつ

double-jointed

二重基準

にじゅうきじゅん

double standard

二重織

にじゅうおり

double weave

二重標準

にじゅうひょうじゅん

double standard

二重身

にじゅうしん

doppelganger

二重道徳

にじゅうどうとく

double standard of morality

二重税

にじゅうぜい

double duty

Example Sentences

10

このみせのべんとうはにじゅうのふただ。

The lunch box from this shop has a double lid.

Tom has a split personality.

He has a dual personality.

I actually have a split personality.

I need to do something about this double chin.

This word has a double meaning.

Lenses with two distinct optical powers are also called "bifocals".

The sisters played a duet on the violin and piano.

He tied his son's shoe with a double knot and said, "There, that should do the trick."

This sort of structure is called a double negative, but in effect it shows affirmation.