双 — 4 strokes ／ Radical「又」
道3Junior high level ／ 4 strokes ／ Radical「又」
- On
- ソウそう · sō
- Kun
- ふた・たぐい・ならぶ・ふたつfuta · tagui · narabu · futatsu
- Meaning
- pair; both
Stroke order
Origin
Two hands (又) side by side — a pair, both.
Readings and examples
| Onソウそうsō | 双肩そうけん双方そうほう無双むそう |
|---|---|
| Kunふたfuta | 双子ふたご双葉ふたば Compare: 二 |
Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.
Compounds
- 双方そうほう
both sides
- 双子ふたご
twins
- 双肩そうけん
- 双璧そうへき
Example
双方の意見を聞いた。
I heard the views of both sides.
Nearby characters
The line style shows how they connect
CompoundRadicalReading
Stroke data from: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0)