両 : Both

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Components:

一冂山

both, old Japanese coin, counter for carriages (e.g., in a train), two

On 'yomi:

リョウ(ryou)

Kun 'yomi:

てる(teru) ふたつ(futatsu)

Nanori:

もろ(moro)

Strokes:	6
Radical:	一 (1)
Usage Rating:	247

JLPT:	N3
old JLPT:	2
Grade:	3

Unicode:	04e21
jis208:	46-30

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両 Usage examples

両の手(りょうのて)	both hands
硬軟両派(こうなんりょうは)	stalwart and insurgent factions
御両親(ごりょうしん) ご両親(ごりょうしん)	your (honorable, honourable) parents
両職を兼ねる(りょうしょくをかねる)	to hold two offices concurrently
両方とも(りょうほうとも) 両方共(りょうほうとも)	the two, both
両バッテリー(りょうバッテリー)	pitcher and catcher
車両会社(しゃりょうがいしゃ)	rolling stock (manufacturing) company
両替手数料(りょうがえてすうりょう)	commission for an exchange
両替所(りょうがえじょ)	exchange counter (office)
福祉車両(ふくししゃりょう)	vehicle for disabled persons, assistive vehicle
両社(りょうしゃ)	both companies
両方向(りょうほうこう)	two directions, both directions, two-way, bidirectional
両差し(もろざし)	deep double underarm grip which prevents the opponent from grabbing the belt
十両筆頭(じゅうりょうひっとう)	two highest ranked wrestlers in juryo division
十両格(じゅうりょうかく)	referee officiating the second highest division
新十両(しんじゅうりょう)	wrestler newly promoted to juryo division
再十両(さいじゅうりょう)	wrestler re-promoted to juryo division
甘辛両党(あまからりょうとう) 甘辛両刀(あまからりょうとう)	taste for both wines and sweets, having a liking for both alcoholic beverages and sweet things
一挙両全(いっきょりょうぜん)	killing two birds with one stone, serving two ends
笑顔千両(えがおせんりょう)	beautiful smile
首鼠両端(しゅそりょうたん)	sitting on the fence
進退両難(しんたいりょうなん)	being driven to the wall, finding oneself between the devil and the deep blue sea, finding oneself between a rock and a hard place
物心両面(ぶっしんりょうめん)	both material and moral, both physically and psychologically (spiritually)
明暗両面(めいあんりょうめん)	(both) the bright and dark sides
目元千両(めもとせんりょう) 目許千両(めもとせんりょう) 眼元千両(めもとせんりょう)	beautiful eyes, bright-eyed
両面価値(りょうめんかち)	ambivalence
両面作戦(りょうめんさくせん)	operations (a strategy) on two fronts, two-pronged strategy
両刃鋸(りょうばのこぎり)	double-edged saw
両膝(りょうひざ)	both knees
一両日中(いちりょうじつちゅう)	within the next couple of days, in a day or two
度胸千両(どきょうせんりょう)	being bold, daring, plucky, having a lot of guts, being quite nerveless
両(りょう)	counter for carriages (e.g. in a train), counter for vehicles
両界曼荼羅(りょうかいまんだら)	Mandala of the Two Realms
車の両輪(くるまのりょうりん)	two halves of the whole, two wheels on which everything rolls
両国間(りょうこくかん)	between both countries
両対数グラフ(りょうたいすうグラフ)	double-logarithmic graph
両天秤を掛ける(りょうてんびんをかける) 両天秤をかける(りょうてんびんをかける)	to try to have it both ways, to try to sit on two stools
両天秤に掛ける(りょうてんびんにかける) 両天秤にかける(りょうてんびんにかける)	to try to have it both ways, to try to sit on two stools