両 Kanji – both
The Japanese kanji 両 can mean both, old Japanese coin, counter for carriages (e.g., in a train), two.
Meaning and Readings
How is 両 read?
両 has the onyomi reading リョウ and the kunyomi readings てる, ふたつ.
In romaji, these readings can be written as ryou, teru, futatsu.
Common Japanese Words Using 両
These common Japanese words contain 両. Select linked kanji to explore their meanings and readings.
- 一両（いちりょう） — one vehicle
- 車両（しゃりょう） — rolling stock, wheeled vehicle, railroad car
- 十両（じゅうりょう） — second highest division, wrestlers of the second highest division
- 両院（りょういん） — both houses of parliament, both upper and lower house
- 両岸（りょうがん） — both banks (of a river)
- 両眼（りょうがん） — both eyes
- 両軍（りょうぐん） — both armies
- 両国（りょうこく） — both countries
- 両氏（りょうし） — both persons
- 両者（りょうしゃ） — pair, the two, both persons, both things