瓜二つ

Japanese

Kanji in this term
瓜 二
うり
Jinmeiyō
ふた
Grade: 1
kun’yomi

Etymology

Literally, “two cucumbers”.

Adjective

瓜(うり)二(ふた)つ • (urifutatsu) -na (adnominal 瓜(うり)二(ふた)つな (urifutatsu na), adverbial 瓜(うり)二(ふた)つに (urifutatsu ni))

  1. (idiomatic) as alike as two peas in a pod, very similar (often of family members)

Inflection

Synonyms

Noun

瓜(うり)二(ふた)つ • (urifutatsu) 

  1. (idiomatic) people as alike as two peas in a pod, very similar (often of family members)
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