両 — kanji meaning “both”
両
both, old Japanese coin, counter for carriages (e.g., in a train), two
- Meanings
- both, old Japanese coin, counter for carriages (e.g., in a train), two
- On'yomi
- リョウ (ryou)
- Kun'yomi
- てる、ふたつ
- Name readings
- もろ
- Strokes
- 6
- School grade
- 3
- JLPT (old scale)
- Level 2
- Newspaper frequency
- #247 of 2,500
- Classical radical
- 1
- Chinese reading
- liǎng
Words with 両
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 車両 | しゃりょう sharyou | (wheeled) vehicle; car; (railroad) car |
| 両親 | りょうしん ryoushin | parents; both parents |
| 両方 | りょうほう ryouhou | both; both sides; both parties |
| 両手 | りょうて ryoute | both hands; both arms |
| 両者 | りょうしゃ ryousha | pair; the two; both persons |
| 両面 | りょうめん ryoumen | both sides; two sides; double-sided |
| 両立 | りょうりつ ryouritsu | compatibility; coexistence; standing together |
| 両側 | りょうがわ ryougawa | both sides |
| 両国 | りょうこく ryoukoku | both countries |
| 両替 | りょうがえ ryougae | change; money exchange |
| 両端 | りょうたん ryoutan | both ends; either end; both edges |
| 両日 | りょうじつ ryoujitsu | both days; two days |
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