両 — both, old Japanese coin, no. of vehicles, two

Readings

On'yomi

リョウ

Kun'yomi

てるふたつ

Example words

• 両親りょうしんparents; both parents
• 両方りょうほうboth sides; both parties
• 両側りょうがわboth sides
• 両立りょうりつcompatibility; coexistence; standing together
• 両替りょうがえchange; money exchange
• 両極りょうきょくboth extremities; north and south poles; positive and negative poles
• 両りょう(1) both (e.g. both shoulders, etc.) (2) ryo (obsolete unit of currency) (3) 41-42 g (one sixteenth of a kin) (4) 2 tan (measure of fabric size) (5) counter for carriages (e.g. in a train)