noun
second year of junior high school; second-year junior high school student
Only when written 中２ / 中二
Abbreviation of 中学校二年(生). Used in school contexts to refer to the grade or the student.
中二の時、初めて英語を勉強し始めた。
I started studying English for the first time when I was in my second year of junior high school.
うちの子は今、中二です。
My child is now a second-year junior high school student.
noun
adolescent delusions of grandeur; teenage edginess; chuunibyou
Slang abbreviation of 中二病. Refers to behavior typical of early teens, such as pretending to have special powers or being overly dramatic. Often used jocularly or self-deprecatingly.
See also: 中二病
あの子、まだ厨二っぽいこと言ってるよ。
That kid is still saying chuunibyou-like things.
昔、自分も中二だったなあ。
I used to be like that too back in my chuunibyou days.
Abbreviation of 中学校二年 (second year of junior high school). The slang sense derives from 中二病, a term coined by radio personality Hikaru Ijuin in 1999 to describe the embarrassing behavior of adolescents.