Moto 両: Both; Old Japanese Coin; Counter For Carriages (e.g., In A Train)Kanji meaning, readings, and the words that use it
- On'yomi
- リョウ
- Kun'yomi
- てる、ふたつ
- Level
- JLPT N3Jōyō, grade 3
- Words
- 255 in the dictionary
Words that use the on'yomi (リョウ)
- 両国りょうこくboth countries
- 両党りょうとうboth political parties
- 両親りょうしんparents; both parents
- 両日りょうじつboth days; two days
- 両氏りょうしboth persons
- 両院りょういんboth Houses of Parliament
- 車両しゃりょうrolling stock; railroad cars
- 両者りょうしゃpair; the two
- 両方りょうほうboth; both sides
- 両面りょうめんboth sides; two sides
- 両手りょうてboth hands; both arms
- 十両じゅうりょうsecond highest division; wrestlers of the second highest division
- 両側りょうがわboth sides
- 両論りょうろんboth arguments (theories)
- 両足りょうそくboth feet
- 両立りょうりつcompatibility; coexistence
- 両軍りょうぐんboth armies; both teams
- 両岸りょうがんboth banks (of a river)
- 両輪りょうりんtwo wheels
- 一両いちりょうone vehicle
- 両腕りょううでboth arms
- 両端りょうたんboth ends; either end
- 一刀両断いっとうりょうだんcutting in two with a single stroke
- 両りょうboth (hands, parents, sides, etc.)
- 両人りょうにんboth people
- 両刃りょうばdouble-edged
- 両名りょうめいboth persons
- 両家りょうけboth families
- 両性りょうせいboth sexes
- 両極りょうきょくboth extremities
- 両様りょうようtwo ways; both ways
- 両生類りょうせいるいamphibia; amphibian
- 両用りょうようdual use
- 両眼りょうがんboth eyes
- 両翼りょうよくboth wings; both flanks
- 両隣りょうどなりboth sides
- 両雄りょうゆうtwo great men (rivals)
- がったり三両がったりさんりょうeven small mistakes can be costly
- けんか両成敗けんかりょうせいばいin a quarrel, both parties are to blame
- ご両親ごりょうしん(somebody else's) parents; both parents
- ラッピング車両ラッピングしゃりょうrailroad car covered in wrap advertising
- 一両年いちりょうねん(a) year or two
- 一両日いちりょうじつ(a) day or two
- 一両日中いちりょうじつちゅうwithin the next couple of days; in a day or two
- 一挙両全いっきょりょうぜんkilling two birds with one stone; serving two ends
- 一挙両得いっきょりょうとくkilling two birds with one stone; serving two ends
- 万両まんりょうArdisia crenata; coralberry
- 両ききりょうききambidexter; ambidexterity
- 両にらみりょうにらみkeeping a close watch on both sides; keeping an eye on two things at the same time
- 両の手りょうのてboth hands
- 両ガカリりょうガカリdouble corner approach (tactic in the game of go)
- 両バッテリーりょうバッテリーpitcher and catcher
- 両三りょうさんtwo or three
- 両三日りょうさんにちtwo or three days
- 両両りょうりょうboth; two each
- 両丹りょうたんRyōtan (region in Kansai corresponding to the two historical provinces of Tanba and Tango)
- 両京りょうきょうthe two capitals (e.g. Tokyo and Kyoto, Chang'an and Luoyang)
Other readings
- 両替りょうがえchange; money exchange
- 両々りょうりょうboth; two each
- 両下まや(house with a) gabled roof
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