Kanji1 / 6
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)
On readings
リョウ
Kun readings
てるふたつ
Variant forms
两兩Words with 両
LevelWord & meaningActions
- —両校both schools; both universities
- —両京the two capitals (e.g. Tokyo and Kyoto, Chang'an and Luoyang)
- —両筑Ryōchiku (the two former provinces of Chikuzen and Chikugo)
- —両豊Ryōhō (the two former provinces of Buzen and Bungo)
- —両丹Ryōtan (region in Kansai corresponding to the two historical provinces of Tanba and Tango)
- —両君two people; two monarchs; two rulers
- —両次two (times); first and second (e.g. world wars)
- —両市both cities
- —両町both towns
- —両語both languages; both words
- —両胸both sides of the chest; both breasts
- —両頬both cheeks
- —両儀heaven and earth; yin and yang; (the) positive and the negative
- —一両日(a) day or two
- —一両年(a) year or two
- —千両箱box of 1000 ryō
- —両開きdouble (two-leaf) door
- —両議院both houses of parliament
- —両脚規pair of compasses; compass
- —両極端both extremes