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両 kanji
both, old Japanese coin, counter for carriages (e.g., in a train), two
- JLPT level
- N3 (unofficial)
- First appears in
- N5 vocabulary
- Strokes
- 6
- School grade
- Grade 3 (elementary school)
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On readings
リョウ
Kun readings
てるふたつ
Variant forms
两兩Words with 両
LevelWord & meaningActions
- —両面印刷double-sided printing; duplex printing; printing on both sides (of paper)
- —両端入れinterest inclusive at both the deposit and payment days
- —上下両院upper and lower houses of parliament
- —両端揃えfull justification
- —両刀論法dilemma
- —関係車両authorized vehicle
- —両手両足both hands and both feet; all four limbs
- —喧嘩両成敗in a quarrel, both parties are to blame
- —両建て預金compulsory deposit in return for loan
- —両院協議会joint committee of both houses
- —両替手数料commission for an exchange
- —両界曼荼羅Mandala of the Two Realms; Womb Realm and Matrix Realm Mandalas
- —両方向印刷bidirectional printing
- —電磁両立性electromagnetic compatibility; EMC
- —車両番号標license plate for small vehicles (e.g. subcompact car, motorcycle)
- —対戦車車両tank destroyer
- —両部曼荼羅Mandala of the Two Realms; Womb Realm and Matrix Realm Mandalas
- —両手を突くto place both hands on the ground (to express respect, apology or to present a request)
- —車両総重量gross vehicle weight; gross vehicle mass
- —両面コピーtwo-sided photocopying; double-sided copy