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
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