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両

both
Stroke count: 6

Readings

On readingリョウ
Kun readingてる、ふたつ
JōyōGrade 3
  1. both (hands, parents, sides, etc.)
  2. counter for carriages (e.g. in a train)
  3. counter for vehicles
  4. ryō
  5. tael

Popular Usage

両親両方

Radicals and components

Radical一oneComponents

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

Stroke Order

6 strokes

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