両

Reading

Kana: りょう

Romaji: ryō

Definitions

noun

pref

1

both (e.g. both shoulders, etc.)

noun

2

ryo (obsolete unit of currency)

3

41-42 g (one sixteenth of a kin)

See also: 斤

4

2 tan (measure of fabric size)

See also: 反 (reading たん, entry #1)

ctr

5

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

Note: also written 輛 and 輌

Kanji

両

Readings: リョウ、 てる、 ふたつ

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

Example Sentences

喧嘩(けんか)両成敗(りょうせいばい)。

➥It takes two to make a quarrel.

両手(りょうて)をあげろ！

➥Hands up!

両極端(りょうきょくたん)は一致(いっち)する。

➥Extremes meet.

両方(りょうほう)ともよい。

➥They are both good.

盾(たて)の両面(りょうめん)を見(み)よ。

➥Look on both sides of the shield.

彼(かれ)は両手(りょうて)をあげた。

➥He held up his hands.