Memory phrase for the Kanji: 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

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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