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07-07-2009, 01:42 AM
二 by itself is the number 2. Adding つ makes it a generalized counter. The つ indicates what kind of item is being counted. There are other counters as well; the counter ひき is used when counting animals. まい is used for flat objects. There are a variety of other counters too.
As for why it's attached to those kanji-二 indicates how many, and the 2nd kanji indicates how many of a particular object. Example- 二人. The 2nd kanji indicates people, while the 1st kanji indicates how many people.
Last edited by Nagareboshi : 07-07-2009 at 01:48 AM.
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