- 1. [pref, adj-no] both (hands, parents, sides, etc.)
- 2. [ctr] counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles
- 3. [n] ryō; tael; traditional unit of weight (for gold, silver and drugs), 4-5 monme, 15-19 g
- 4. [n] ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
- 5. [n] ryō; traditional measure of fabric, 2 tan
- 6. [n] ryō; tael; unit of weight under the ritsuryō system, 1/16 kin, 42-43 g (arch)
- 7. [ctr] counter for suits of clothing, sets of armor, etc. (arch)
Kanji in this word
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両
both, old Japanese coin, counter for carriages (e.g., in a train), twoOn: リョウ (ryou)Kun: てる (teru)、 ふたつ (futatsu)
Example Sentences
両地域は宗教と文化が違っている。
ryouchi iki ha shuukyou to bunka ga chigatsu teiru .
The two regions differ in religion and culture.
この列車は七両編成です。
kono ressha ha shichi ryouhen sei desu .
This train is made up of seven cars.