両 — 6 strokes ／ Radical「一」
道8Elementary year 3 ／ 6 strokes ／ Radical「一」
- On
- リョウりょう · ryō
- Kun
- —
- Meaning
- both, two
Stroke order
Origin
From the shape of two things set side by side and balanced: both, two.
Readings and examples
| Onリョウりょうryō | 両親りょうしん両立りょうりつ千両せんりょう |
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Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.
Compounds
- 両手りょうて
both hands
- 両方りょうほう
both
- 両側りょうがわ
- 両陛下りょうへいか
- 両替りょうがえ
- 両翼りょうよく
- 両脇りょうわき
- 罔両もうりょう
Example
両手で コップを 持つ。
I hold the cup with both hands.
Nearby characters
The line style shows how they connect
CompoundRadicalReading
Stroke data from: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0)