Vocab Info

N4 Prefix, の-adjective, Counter, Noun

両(りょう)both (hands, parents, sides, etc.), counter for carriages (e.g. in a train), counter for vehicles

    Dictionary Definition

    1. Prefix, の-adjective

      1. 1.

        both (hands, parents, sides, etc.)

    2. Counter

      1. 2.

        counter for carriages (e.g. in a train), counter for vehicles

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    3. Noun

      1. 3.

        ryō, tael, traditional unit of weight (for gold, silver and drugs), 4-5 monme, 15-19 g

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      2. 4.

        ryō, pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold

      3. 5.

        ryō, traditional measure of fabric, 2 tan

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      4. 6.

        ryō, tael, unit of weight under the ritsuryō system, 1/16 kin, 42-43 g

        Archaic,

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    4. Counter

      1. 7.

        counter for suits of clothing, sets of armor, etc.

        Archaic,

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    All Forms

    両【りょう】

    Details

      • り

      • ょ

      • う

    • Frequency

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    Examples

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    • 先生(せんせい):「両(りょう)手(て)を挙(あ)げてください。」

      Teacher: 'Please raise both hands.'

      • N4
    • 僕(ぼく)が予約(よやく)した席(せき)は確(たし)か三(さん)両(りょう)目(め)だったはず!

      I believe the seat I reserved was in the third car!

      • N4
    • 契約(けいやく)をする際(さい)は、必(かなら)ず両(りょう)者(しゃ)の間(あいだ)で合意(ごうい)をしなくてはいけません。

      When making a contract, both parties must agree to it.

      • N4
    • 冬(ふゆ)と夏(なつ)の両(りょう)シーズン履(は)くことができるようなデザインの靴(くつ)を購入(こうにゅう)したいのですが…。

      I would like to purchase shoes designed in such a way that I can wear them in both the winter and summer seasons...

      • N3
    • 鉄道(てつどう)オタクの友達(ともだち)から、新(あたら)しく出来(でき)た新幹線(しんかんせん)は通常(つうじょう)の新幹線(しんかんせん)より三(さん)両(りょう)分(ぶん)長(なが)いと聞(き)いた。

      A train geek friend told me that the new bullet train is three car lengths longer than the regular bullet train.

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