二枚(にまい)

二枚(にまい) is the reading for "two" with the counter 枚(まい), used for thin, flat things.

Common patterns

• 二枚(にまい)重(かさ)ねる: to layer two of something
• 二枚(にまい)組(ぐみ): a two-disc or two-sheet set
• 二枚(にまい)おろし: filleting a fish into two pieces

Related words

二枚目(にまいめ) means "a good-looking man," from the second billboard in an Edo-period theater lineup. It is not simply "the second flat object."

Related counters

• 一枚(いちまい): one flat object
• 何枚(なんまい): how many flat objects