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両 : Both

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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: (1)
Usage Rating:247
JLPT:N3
old JLPT:2
Grade:3
Unicode:04e21
jis208:46-30
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両 Usage examples

の手(りょうのて)both hands
硬軟(こうなんりょうは)stalwart and insurgent factions
(ごりょうしん)
(ごりょうしん)
your (honorable, honourable) parents
職を兼ねる(りょうしょくをかねる)to hold two offices concurrently
方とも(りょうほうとも)
方共(りょうほうとも)
the two, both
バッテリー(りょうバッテリー)pitcher and catcher
会社(しゃりょうがいしゃ)rolling stock (manufacturing) company
替手数料(りょうがえてすうりょう)commission for an exchange
替所(りょうがえじょ)exchange counter (office)
福祉車(ふくししゃりょう)vehicle for disabled persons, assistive vehicle
(りょうしゃ)both companies
方向(りょうほうこう)two directions, both directions, two-way, bidirectional
差し(もろざし)deep double underarm grip which prevents the opponent from grabbing the belt
筆頭(じゅうりょうひっとう)two highest ranked wrestlers in juryo division
(じゅうりょうかく)referee officiating the second highest division
新十(しんじゅうりょう)wrestler newly promoted to juryo division
再十(さいじゅうりょう)wrestler re-promoted to juryo division
甘辛(あまからりょうとう)
甘辛(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(いっきょりょうぜん)killing two birds with one stone, serving two ends
笑顔千(えがおせんりょう)beautiful smile
首鼠(しゅそりょうたん)sitting on the fence
進退(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(ぶっしんりょうめん)both material and moral, both physically and psychologically (spiritually)
明暗(めいあんりょうめん)(both) the bright and dark sides
目元千(めもとせんりょう)
目許千(めもとせんりょう)
眼元千(めもとせんりょう)
beautiful eyes, bright-eyed
面価値(りょうめんかち)ambivalence
面作戦(りょうめんさくせん)operations (a strategy) on two fronts, two-pronged strategy
刃鋸(りょうばのこぎり)double-edged saw
(りょうひざ)both knees
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(どきょうせんりょう)being bold, daring, plucky, having a lot of guts, being quite nerveless
(りょう)counter for carriages (e.g. in a train), counter for vehicles
界曼荼羅(りょうかいまんだら)Mandala of the Two Realms
車の(くるまのりょうりん)two halves of the whole, two wheels on which everything rolls
国間(りょうこくかん)between both countries
対数グラフ(りょうたいすうグラフ)double-logarithmic graph
天秤を掛ける(りょうてんびんをかける)
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
天秤に掛ける(りょうてんびんにかける)
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