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両

りょう

Readings

りょう

Meanings

  1. 1.
    pref, adj-noboth (hands, parents, sides, etc.)
  2. 2.
    ctrcounter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles
  3. 3.
    nryō; tael; traditional unit of weight (for gold, silver and drugs), 4-5 monme, 15-19 g
  4. 4.
    nryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
  5. 5.
    nryō; traditional measure of fabric, 2 tan
  6. 6.
    nryō; tael; unit of weight under the ritsuryō system, 1/16 kin, 42-43 g
  7. 7.
    ctrcounter for suits of clothing, sets of armor, etc.

Kanji breakdown

両
N46 strokesGrade 3

Example sentences

両地域は宗教と文化が違っている。

The two regions differ in religion and culture.

この列車は七両編成です。

This train is made up of seven cars.

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両りょう

both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold

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