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double digits; two-digit number
A number that has two digits, i.e., from 10 to 99. Often used to describe quantities, percentages, or scores reaching the double-digit range.
得点が二桁に達した。
The score reached double digits.
気温が二桁になると暖かく感じる。
When the temperature reaches double digits, it feels warm.
その選手は今季すでに二桁のホームランを打っている。
That player has already hit double-digit home runs this season.
二桁 refers to numbers with two digits (10-99). Often used to mark a threshold — reaching double digits in scores, temperatures, or growth rates.
COMPOSITION:
二 (two) + 桁 (digit/place value)
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 二桁の数字: a two-digit number
- 二桁に達する: to reach double digits
- 二桁の成長: double-digit growth
- 二桁の得点: double-digit score
RELATED DIGIT COUNTERS:
- 一桁: single digit (1-9)
- 三桁: three digits (100-999)
- 四桁: four digits (1,000-9,999)
- 桁違い: on a different order of magnitude