二(ふた)つ目(め)

ふたつめ
noun
the second one; the second (in a sequence)
numberquantity
1. the second one
The second item in a series of countable things, or the second point in a list of reasons or steps. Built from the native counter 二(ふた)つ plus the ordinal suffix 〜目(め).
二(ふた)つ目(め)の角(かど)を右(みぎ)です。
It's right at the second corner.
二(ふた)つ目(め)の理由(りゆう)を説明(せつめい)します。
I will explain the second reason.
この駅(えき)から二(ふた)つ目(め)で降(お)りて、階段(かいだん)を上(あ)がってください。
Get off at the second stop from this station and go up the stairs.

The suffix 〜目(め) turns a count into an ordinal, so 二(ふた)つ means "two items" but 二(ふた)つ目(め) means "the second one."

Common patterns

Similar words

  • 二番目(にばんめ): the second — interchangeable in ranking contexts, and preferred for order of rank
  • 二回目(にかいめ): the second time — counts occasions, not objects

Related Words

Related: 二番目(にばんめ)
Related: 何回目(なんかいめ)
Compare: 第二(だいに)に (secondly, in the second place)
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Added 2026.8.3 9:18 · Revised 2026.9.4 21:29
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