二人

Etymology 1
From.


 * The most likely derivation is from.
 * Alternatively, from.
 * Yet another probable derivation would be a shift from :

Noun

 * 1) two people
 * 2) a couple, pair
 * 3)  the two of us, we two
 * 1) a couple, pair
 * 2)  the two of us, we two
 * 1)  the two of us, we two

Usage notes

 * Like, despite its etymology, furigana notations for this word tend not to use mono-ruby by attaching kana to each kanji , but group-ruby by attaching all the kana to all the kanji as a whole.

Etymology 2
Compound of elements.

Noun

 * 1) two persons
 * 2) a couple, pair

Usage notes
The reading is only used in compounds in modern Japanese.