Memory phrase for the Kanji: 両

両

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Meaning both, two, pair, double

Pronunciation

RYŌ

Explanation

Is seen as the image of a beam balance/scales

Mnemonic
 
The balance weighs the two (comparatively) as a pair.

Radicals

一 oneSimply one stroke for "one".
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 Vocabulary

両 りょう  both (e.g. both shoulders), a couple
両親 りょうしん  parents, both parents
両方 りょうほう  both sides, both parties
両立 りょうりつ  compatibility, coexistence, standing together
両側 りょうがわ  both sides
両替 りょうがえ  money exchange
両極 りょうきょく  both extremities, north and south poles

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