Moto 双: Pair; Set; ComparisonKanji meaning, readings, and the words that use it
- On'yomi
- ソウ
- Kun'yomi
- ふた、たぐい、ならぶ、ふたつ
- Level
- JLPT N2Jōyō, secondary school
- Words
- 142 in the dictionary
Words that use the on'yomi (ソウ)
- 双方そうほうboth parties; both sides
- 双そうpair
- 一卵性双生児いちらんせいそうせいじidentical twins
- 双生児そうせいじtwins
- 双発そうはつtwo-motored
- 双眼鏡そうがんきょうbinoculars; field glasses
- 双頭そうとうdouble-headed
- シャム双生児シャムそうせいじSiamese twins
- 一双いっそうpair (esp. of folding screens)
- 三国無双さんごくぶそうunparalleled in Japan and China and India
- 二卵性双生児にらんせいそうせいじfraternal twins
- 八双はっそうstyle of sword fighting
- 内無双うちむそうinner-thigh-propping twist down
- 労使双方ろうしそうほうboth labor and management; both the workers and the employers
- 双の手そうのてboth hands
- 双倍そうばいtimes
- 双児そうじtwins
- 双児宮そうじきゅうGemini (3rd zodiacal sign); the Twins
- 双務そうむbilaterality (e.g. of a contract); two-sidedness (e.g. of a treaty)
- 双務契約そうむけいやくbilateral agreement
- 双十節そうじゅうせつthe Double Tenth; October 10th Chinese national holiday
- 双壁そうへき(two) matchless things; (two) matchless people
- 双子葉そうしようdicotyledon
- 双子葉植物そうしようしょくぶつdicotyledon
- 双安定そうあんていbistable
- 双安定トリガー回路そうあんていトリガーかいろbistable trigger circuit
- 双安定トリガ回路そうあんていトリガかいろbistable trigger circuit; flip-flop
- 双安定回路そうあんていかいろbistable (trigger) circuit; flip-flop
- 双対そうついduality
- 双対性そうついせいduality
- 双対演算そうついえんざんdual operation
- 双射そうしゃbijection
- 双峰そうほうtwo-humped; two-peaked
- 双峰駱駝そうほうらくだtwo-humped camel; Bactrian camel
- 双幅そうふくpair of hanging scrolls
- 双弓亜綱そうきゅうあこうDiapsida (class of amniotes)
- 双弓類そうきゅうるいdiapsids
- 双方向そうほうこうtwo-way; bidirectional
- 双方向テレビそうほうこうテレビinteractive television
- 双方向印刷そうほうこういんさつbidirectional printing
- 双方向性そうほうこうせいbidirectionality; interactivity
- 双方向番組そうほうこうばんぐみinteractive program; interactive programme
- 双方向通信そうほうこうつうしんbidirectional communication
- 双方独占そうほうどくせんbilateral monopoly
Words that use a kun'yomi
- 双子ふたごtwins; twin
- 双葉ふたばseed leaves (of a dicot); cotyledons
- 双子座ふたござGemini (constellation); the Twins
- 双子星ふたごぼしbinary star
- 双子語ふたごごtwin talk; twin speech
- 双成りふたなりhermaphrodite; androgyny
Other readings
- 双ぶならぶto line up; to stand in a line
- 双べるならべるto line up; to set up
- 双ポンシャンポンwait to turn either of two pairs into a three-of-a-kind to finish one's hand
- 双ポン待ちシャンポンまちwait to turn either of two pairs into a pung to finish one's hand
- 双六すごろくrace game (board game where the object is to reach the goal first)
- 双六盤すごろくばんban-sugoroku board (usu. wooden); sugoroku board
- 双刃りょうばdouble-edged
- 双差しもろざしdeep double underarm grip which prevents the opponent from grabbing the belt
- 双手もろてboth hands
- 双方向ＣＡＴＶそうほうこうシーエーティービーbi-directional CATV
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