両 — readings, stroke count and radical

Stroke order

Stroke order data from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0).

Meaning (Japanese)

  1. ふたつ。

Character meanings and origins come from the Japanese Wiktionary.

Origin of the character

「兩」の略体。「兩」については兩#字源の項目を参照。

Character meanings and origins come from the Japanese Wiktionary.

Meaning

both, old Japanese coin, counter for carriages (e.g., in a train), two

English glosses from KANJIDIC2.

Readings

On (Sino-Japanese)
  • リョウElem.
Kun (native)
  • てる
  • ふたつ
Nanori (used in names)
  • もろ
Other languages
  • 拼音liang3
  • 한글ryang
  • Hán-ViệtLạng

Labels show the school stage at which each Jōyō reading is taught.

Basics

Strokes
6 strokes
Radical
一(いち)
JIS level
Level 1
JLPT (old scale)
Level 2
Unicode
U+4E21

Components

Components this kanji is made of. Follow them to find similar kanji.

Composition (IDS): enclosure ⿵帀凵

Words using this kanji

  • 両国りょうこく関係のある双方の国。両方の国。both countries, Ryōgoku (area of Tokyo)
  • 両党りょうとうboth (political) parties
  • 両親りょうしんある人の父親と母親。parents, both parents
  • 両院りょういん二院制の両方の議院。both houses of parliament, both upper and lower house
  • 両氏りょうし二人の人。。both persons
  • 両日りょうじつ二日の両方の日。二日間。both days, two days
  • 両者りょうしゃ二人の人物。 二人の人物のどちらも。pair, the two, both persons, both things
  • 両方りょうほう二つの方向。 二つの物のどちらも。both, both sides, both parties
  • 両面りょうめん表面と裏面の両方 二つの方面。両方。both sides, two sides, double-sided
  • 両手りょうて左右両方の手。both hands, both arms, ten
  • 両論りょうろん双方の議論。相対する二種の論説。both arguments, both opinions
  • 両側りょうがわ物事の両方の側。both sides
  • 両足りょうあし左右両方の足。both feet, both legs
  • 両立りょうりつ二つの物事が同時に成り立つこと。compatibility, coexistence, standing together
  • 両軍りょうぐん両方の軍勢。both armies, both teams, both sides
  • 両替りょうがえある貨幣を等しい価値の他の貨幣と交換すること。 有価証券・物品などを現金と交換すること。change, money exchange
  • 両岸りょうがん川や海峡などの左右両方の岸。both banks (of a river)
  • 両輪りょうりん車軸で繋がって対になった二つの車輪。 二つの事業やことがら。two wheels
  • 両腕りょううで左右両方の腕。both arms
  • 両端りょうたんある物や場所における、向かい合う二つの端。both ends, either end, both edges, double-mindedness

Words starting with this kanji, most common first.

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Variants

Lookup codes

SKIP
4-6-1
Four Corner
1022.7
Spahn–Hadamitzky
0a6.11
Heisig
1252
Nelson
34