双 : Pair

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Components:

又又

pair, set, comparison, counter for pairs

On 'yomi:

ソウ(sou)

Kun 'yomi:

ふた(futa) たぐい(tagui) ならぶ(narabu) ふたつ(futatsu)

Nanori:

ふ(fu)

Strokes:	4
Radical:	又 (29)
Usage Rating:	1029

JLPT:	N2
old JLPT:	2
Grade:	8

Unicode:	053cc
jis208:	33-48

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双 Usage examples

双の手(そうのて)	both hands
国士無双(こくしむそう)	thirteen orphans, winning hand containing one of each terminal and honor tile plus one extra copy of any of them
シャム双生児(シャムそうせいじ)	Siamese twins
結合双生児(けつごうそうせいじ)	conjoined twins
双極性障害(そうきょくせいしょうがい)	bipolar disorder
双方向テレビ(そうほうこうテレビ)	interactive television
双方向番組(そうほうこうばんぐみ)	interactive program, interactive programme
双方向(そうほうこう)	two-way, bidirectional, interactive
双差し(もろざし)	deep double underarm grip which prevents the opponent from grabbing the belt
海内無双(かいだいむそう)	unparalleled in the whole country
古今無双(ここんむそう)	unparalleled in history
無双仕立(むそうじたて) 無双仕立て(むそうじたて)	making a piece of clothing with the same cloth inside and out, making a kimono with lining of the same fabric
怪力無双(かいりきむそう)	(a person of) unrivaled physical strength
国色無双(こくしょくむそう)	(a woman of) unparalleled beauty
忠勇無双(ちゅうゆうむそう)	of peerless loyalty and bravery
当代無双(とうだいむそう)	being unsurpassed (unparalleled) at present
労使双方(ろうしそうほう)	both labor and management, both the workers and the employers
栴檀は双葉より芳しい(せんだんはふたばよりかんばしい)	genius shows from childhood, the Japanese bead tree is fragrant from when a sprout
無双直伝英信流(むそうじきでんえいしんりゅう)	Muso Jikiden Eishin-ryu (iaido style)
双鉤法(そうこうほう)	in calligraphy, a style of holding the brush between the thumb and the index and middle fingers
外無双(そとむそう)	outer-thigh-propping twist down
内無双(うちむそう)	inner-thigh-propping twist down
双線形(そうせんけい) 双線型(そうせんけい)	bilinear
双児(そうじ)	twins