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両

Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 両

両
りょう
Freq #2452
1

Prefix; Nouns which may take the genitive case particle 'no'

both (hands, parents, sides, etc.)

Examples
両地域は宗教と文化が違っている。
The two regions differ in religion and culture.
2

Counter

counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles

3

Common noun

ryō; tael; traditional unit of weight (for gold, silver and drugs), 4-5 monme, 15-19 g

4

Common noun

ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold

5

Common noun

ryō; traditional measure of fabric, 2 tan

Examples
この列車は七両編成です。
This train is made up of seven cars.
6

Archaic; Common noun

ryō; tael; unit of weight under the ritsuryō system, 1/16 kin, 42-43 g

7

Archaic; Counter

counter for suits of clothing, sets of armor, etc.

Kanji in this Word

両
6 strokes
Frequency: 247
JLPT N2
Grade 3

Meanings

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

Readings

On — Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
リョウ
Kun — Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
てる
ふたつ
Nanori — Specialized readings used in names
もろ
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