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Meaning of (りょう) in Japanese

JLPT 2
Kana Reading
りょう
Romaji
ryō
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    noun (common) (futsuumeishi), prefix
    Meaning
    both (e.g. both shoulders, etc.)
    Example sentence
    クリントン陣営は、オバマが取った白人取り崩そう必死になった The Clinton camp became desperate to eliminate the white votes Obama had got in both states.
  • Parts of speech
    noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
    Meaning
    ryo (obsolete unit of currency)
    Example sentence
    列車は15編成 The train is made up of fifteen cars.
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    41-42 g (one sixteenth of a kin)
    Example sentence
    列車後部ひどい損傷受けた The last three coaches of the train were badly damaged.
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    2 tan (measure of fabric size)
    Example sentence
    地域宗教文化違っている The two regions differ in religion and culture.
  • Parts of speech
    counter
    Meaning
    counter for carriages (e.g. in a train)
    Example sentence
    国家戦争始めた。 Both nations entered into a war.

Examples of 両, りょう in a sentence



Kanji in this word

JLPT 3

6 strokes

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

On'Yomi: リョウ

Kun'Yomi: てる, ふたつ

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