noun
the second ...; second
Ordinal prefix used before nouns to indicate the second in a series, often in formal or technical contexts like 第二次世界大戦 (World War II).
第二次世界大戦は1945年に終わった。
World War II ended in 1945.
第二次審査の結果をお知らせします。
We will inform you of the results of the second screening.
A more general prefix for 'second', while 第二次 is specifically used for numbered events, phases, or periods.
Compound of 第 (ordinal prefix) + 二 (two) + 次 (order, sequence). The combination 第二次 forms a prefix meaning 'the second' in a numbered series.