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How to Say ‘Twice’ in Japanese

2回

2 kai

[nee kai]

💬 Usage Tip: [2回] means "two times / twice," and [回] is the counter for occurrences. You can swap the number: [1回], [3回], [4回].

Phrase Breakdown

2

2

[nee]

two

The number two, used here to count occurrences.

Example

2回なら大丈夫です。

Two times is okay.

回

kai

[kai]

times / occurrences

A counter for the number of times something happens.

Example

月に2回入れます。

I can work twice a month.

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