両 — both, old Japanese coin, counter for carriages (e.g., in a train)

Readings

On'yomi came with the character from Chinese; kun'yomi is the native Japanese word it was borrowed for. A dot marks where okurigana takes over, a hyphen marks a prefix or suffix position.

On'yomi

• りょう ryou

Kun'yomi

• てる teru
• ふたつ futatsu

Words that use 両

A kanji is worth learning for the words it unlocks. These are from the JLPT vocabulary lists.

• 両親 りょうしん parents JLPT N5
• 両方 りょうほう both JLPT N4
• 両替 りょうがえ change JLPT N3
• 両 りょう both (hands, parents, sides, etc.) JLPT N2
• 両側 りょうがわ both sides JLPT N2
• 両極 りょうきょく both extremities JLPT N1
• 両立 りょうりつ compatibility JLPT N1