第二・第２|だいにdaini

1. no-adjectivesecond
   チューリッヒはロンドンに次つぐ世界せかい第だい二に位いの金市場きんしじょうである。↗

   Zurich is the second largest gold market in the world after London.

• Synonym二つ目ふたつめCasualColloquial word for the second one, focused on order when counting things, as in 「二つ目の角」.
• SynonymセカンドNeutralLoanword meaning second; also second base in baseball, and often appears in compounds.
• Synonym二号にごうNeutralNumber two, but it can imply a mistress, so watch the context before using it.
• Synonym二番にばんNeutralSecond place or position, as in 「二番手」; stresses rank or order.
• Synonym二番目にばんめNeutralSecond in a sequence; very common in everyday speech, as in 「二番目の兄」.
• Synonym第2NeutralSame meaning written with an Arabic numeral; mostly used in horizontal-layout documents and titles.
• Related二着にちゃくNeutralSecond place in a race or competition, especially horse racing and running; stresses the ranking rather than the number.
• Antonym第一だいいちNeutralFirst or foremost; the antonym that stands before 「第二」 in a ranking.

Default to 「第二」 for second, as in 「第二外国語」; it works in both speech and writing. For counting things in order use 「二番目」 or 「二つ目」; for second place in a race use 「二着」 or 「二番」.

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1. 序列じょれつが二に番目ばんめであること。二に番目ばんめの。