二 等(にとう)

にとう

noun

second class; second prize

1. second class; second grade; second prize

The second rank in a graded series—second class of travel or accommodation, second grade of quality, or second prize in a lottery or contest. Composed of 二(に) (two) and 等(とう) (rank, grade).

くじで二等(にとう)が当(あ)たった。

I won second prize in the raffle.

二等(にとう)の賞品(しょうひん)は旅行券(りょこうけん)だ。

The second prize is a travel voucher.

昔(むかし)の客船(きゃくせん)には一等(いっとう)から三等(さんとう)までの客室(きゃくしつ)があり、二等(にとう)が一番(いちばん)人気(にんき)だった。

Old passenger ships had cabins from first to third class, and second class was the most popular.

Ranks pair with the counter suffix 等(とう): 一等(いっとう) (first), 二等(にとう) (second), 三等(さんとう) (third).

Common collocations

二等(にとう)が当(あ)たる: to win second prize
二等(にとう)賞(しょう): second prize
二等(にとう)席(せき): second-class seat

Similar words

一等(いっとう): first class; first prize — one rank above
準(じゅん)優勝(ゆうしょう): runner-up — used for finishing second in a competition, not for a prize tier

Related Words

Compare: 一等(いっとう) (first class)

Compare: 準優勝(じゅんゆうしょう) (runner-up)

Related: くじ引(び)き (lottery, drawing lots)

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Added 2026.7.20 15:17 · Revised 2026.10.11 9:21

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