How do you read 両手?

両手 is read りょうて (ryoute), with heiban pitch accent (flat).

What JLPT level is 両手?

It is not on the standard JLPT lists.

How do you write 両手 in romaji?

両手 is written ryoute in romaji, also spelled ryote.

What kanji are in 両手?

両 (Both, Old Japanese Coin); 手 (Hand).

両手りょうて

Q: How is 両手 used in a sentence?

配達員は重い段ボール箱を両手で抱えて運んできた。 — The delivery person carried the heavy cardboard box with both arms.

りょうて · ryoute (also spelled ryote)

noun

Both hands, both arms

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Heiban

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Example sentences

配達員は重い段ボール箱を両手で抱えて運んできた。

はいたついんはおもいだんぼーるばこをりょうてでかかえてはこんできた。

The delivery person carried the heavy cardboard box with both arms.

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Kanji in this word

両Both, Old Japanese Coin, Counter For Carriages (e.g., In A Train) 音りょう訓てる・ふたつ JLPT N3 · 6 strokes 手Hand 音しゅ・ず訓て・て- JLPT N4 · 4 strokes

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Words that share a kanji

両～りょう～both ~両側りょうがわboth sides 両替りょうがえchange, money exchange 両極りょうきょくboth extremities, north and south poles 両方りょうほうboth sides, both parties 両立りょうりつcompatibility, coexistence, standing together 手てhand 手数てすうtrouble, labor, handling

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What does 両手 mean?

Both hands, both arms. It can also mean: ten.

How do you pronounce 両手?

りょうて (ryoute). Pitch accent: heiban — flat. Press Listen above to hear it.

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