両
りょう · ryou (also spelled ryo)
Both (hands, parents, sides, etc.)
- counter for carriages (e.g. in a train), counter for vehicles
- ryō, tael
- ryō
- two
- tael (Chinese unit of weight and currency)
Other ways to say “both” in Japanese →
high first, then falls · what is pitch accent?
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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この映画は、観客の反応が賛否両論に分かれた。
このえいがは、かんきゃくのはんのうがさんぴりょうろんにわかれた。
This film divided audience reactions into pros and cons.
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銀行で、両替をお願いしました。
ぎんこうで、りょうがえをおねがいしました。
I requested currency exchange at the bank.
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What does 両 mean?
Both (hands, parents, sides, etc.). It can also mean: counter for carriages (e.g. in a train), counter for vehicles; ryō, tael; ryō.
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りょう (ryou). Pitch accent: atamadaka — high first, then falls. Press Listen above to hear it.
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