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

両

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

Readings

On'yomi (音読み)

リョウ

Kun'yomi (訓読み)

てるふたつ

Nanori (名乗り)

もろ

Stroke Order

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Information

Grade:3

Strokes:6

JLPT:3

Frequency:247

Vocabulary

リョウ

Word	Reading	Meaning
一両	イチリョウ	one vehicle; one ryō (an old coin)
車両	シャリョウ	(wheeled) vehicle; car; (railroad) car; (railway) carriage; rolling stock
十両	ジュウリョウ	second highest division; wrestlers of the second highest division
両院	リョウイン	both houses of parliament; both upper and lower house
両岸	リョウガン	both banks (of a river)

Other

Word	Reading	Meaning
両岸	りょうぎし	both banks (of a river)
両国	りょうごく	both countries; Ryōgoku (area of Tokyo)
両手	りょうて	both hands; both arms; ten
両替	りょうがえ	change; money exchange
両腕	りょううで	both arms

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