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両

both
Stroke count: 6

Readings

On readingリョウ
Kun readingてる、ふたつ
JLPT level: N3JōyōGrade 3

Meanings

  1. bothRtK
  2. counter for carriages (e.g., in a train)
  3. old Japanese coin
  4. two
  1. both (hands, parents, sides, etc.)
  2. counter for carriages (e.g. in a train)
  3. counter for vehicles
  4. ryō
  5. tael

Synonyms

匁反斤輛領

Popular Usage

両親両方

Radicals and components

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Components
How it's built
両
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Mnemonic (RtK)

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street (行) · nail · spike · belt · shovel

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 1252

Compound words

両親りょうしん
parents; both parents
両方りょうほう
both; both sides; both parties
一両いちりょう
one vehicle; one ryō (an old coin)
車両しゃりょう
(wheeled) vehicle; car; (railroad) car; (railway) carriage; rolling stock
十両じゅうりょう
second highest division; wrestlers of the second highest division
両院りょういん
both houses of parliament; both upper and lower house
両岸りょうがん
both banks (of a river)
両眼りょうがん
both eyes
両軍りょうぐん
both armies; both teams; both sides
両国りょうこく
both countries; Ryōgoku (area of Tokyo)
両氏りょうし
both persons
両者りょうしゃ
pair; the two; both persons; both things
両手りょうて
both hands; both arms; ten
両替りょうがえ
change; money exchange
両党りょうとう
both (political) parties
両日りょうじつ
both days; two days
両面りょうめん
both sides; two sides; double-sided
両雄りょうゆう
two great men
両翼りょうよく
both wings; both flanks
両立りょうりつ
compatibility; coexistence; standing together
両輪りょうりん
two wheels
両論りょうろん
both arguments; both opinions
両腕りょううで
both arms
両側りょうがわ
both sides

On Reading Examples

両親は彼を落ち着かせることに成功した。りょうしん
The parents succeeded in calming him down.tatoeba
審判は両チームに対して公平でなければならない。りょう
A referee must be fair to both teams.tatoeba
盾の両面を見よ。りょうめん
Look on both sides of the shield.tatoeba
混同しないように、両チームは色の違う服を着ていた。りょう
To avoid confusion, the teams wore different colors.tatoeba

Additional Examples

彼は貧しい両親のもとに生まれた。
He was born to poor parents.tatoeba
彼は必ず月に一度両親に手紙を書く。
He never fails write to his parents once a month.tatoeba
彼は必ず一度月に一回両親に手紙を書く。
He never fails to write to his parents once a month.tatoeba
彼は彼女の両腕の上部をつかんだ。
He took her by the upper arms.tatoeba
本項では両方を記述する。
This section describes both.wiki
役人と武家は両方を用いていた。
Government officers and samurai used both of them.wiki

Stroke Order

6 strokes

Practice Writing

Practice Writing 両

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