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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)
On readings
リョウ
Kun readings
てるふたつ
Variant forms
两兩Words with 両
LevelWord & meaningActions
- —両棲動物amphibious animal
- —両刀使い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)
- —文武両道being accomplished in both the literary and military arts; doing well in both school and sports
- —両性具有androgynous; hermaphroditic
- —硬軟両派stalwart and insurgent factions
- —両方ともthe two; both
- —福祉車両vehicle for disabled persons; assistive vehicle
- —十両筆頭two highest ranked wrestlers in juryo division
- —甘辛両党taste for both wines and sweets; having a liking for both alcoholic beverages and sweet things
- —一挙両全killing two birds with one stone; serving two ends
- —笑顔千両beautiful smile; there being a great charm about one's smile
- —首鼠両端being unable to make up one's mind; sitting on the fence
- —進退両難being driven to the wall; finding oneself between the devil and the deep blue sea; finding oneself between a rock and a hard place
- —物心両面both material and moral; both physically and psychologically (spiritually)
- —明暗両面(both) the bright and dark sides
- —目元千両beautiful eyes; bright-eyed; there being a sublime charm about one's eyes
- —両面価値ambivalence
- —両面作戦operations (a strategy) on two fronts; two-pronged strategy
- —一両日中within the next couple of days; in a day or two
- —度胸千両being bold; daring; plucky; having a lot of guts; being quite nerveless