二番目(にばんめ)

にばんめ
noun
the second; second in order
number
1. the second; second in order; second one
The item that comes second in a sequence or ranking. Used with の before a noun, and often with に to say where something ranks.
左(ひだり)から二番目(にばんめ)です。
It's the second from the left.
二番目(にばんめ)の子(こ)は男(おとこ)の子(こ)です。
Our second child is a boy.
富士山(ふじさん)の次(つぎ)に高(たか)い山(やま)が、日本(にほん)で二番目(にばんめ)の高(たか)さだ。
The mountain after Mt. Fuji is the second highest in Japan.
発表(はっぴょう)の順番(じゅんばん)は二番目(にばんめ)なので、最初(さいしょ)の人(ひと)の話(はなし)を聞(き)きながら準備(じゅんび)できる。
I'm second in the presentation order, so I can prepare while listening to the first person.

Formed from 二(に) + the ordinal suffix 番目(ばんめ). The same pattern gives 一番目(いちばんめ), 三番目(さんばんめ), and so on, though 一番目(いちばんめ) is usually replaced by 最初(さいしょ).

Common collocations

Similar words

  • 二(ふた)つ目(め): the second one — counts physical objects with つ, not positions in a ranking
  • 第二(だいに): the second — prefix form used in titles and formal writing (第二章(だいにしょう), chapter two)

Related Words

Related: 番目(ばんめ)
Compare: 二(ふた)つ目(め) (the second one)
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Added 2026.8.4 3:20 · Revised 2026.9.28 1:50
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