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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
- —両刀つかいdouble-sword fencing; two-sword fencer; being skilled in two fields; (an) expert in two fields; liking both alcohol and sweets; person who likes alcohol and sweets equally well; bisexual (person)
- —両手をつくto place both hands on the ground (to express respect, apology or to present a request)
- —両端ぞろえfull justification
- —両端そろえfull justification
- —両切りたばこplain cigarette
- —けんか両成敗in a quarrel, both parties are to blame
- —爬虫両生類学herpetology
- —遠近両用眼鏡bifocal glasses; bifocals
- —両天秤を掛けるto try to have it both ways; to play a double game; to have two strings to one's bow
- —両天秤に掛けるto try to have it both ways; to play a double game; to have two strings to one's bow
- —楯の両面を見よlook at both sides of the thing; look at both sides of the shield
- —両てんびんにかけるto try to have it both ways; to play a double game; to have two strings to one's bow