# 両 — both; pair

両 means “both; pair”. It is a JLPT N3 kanji written with 6 strokes. On'yomi: リョウ (ryou). It has no common kun'yomi. You'll see it in words such as 両 (ryou, “both”).

- Meaning: both; pair
- On'yomi: リョウ (ryou)
- Kun'yomi: —
- Strokes: 6
- Level: JLPT N3 · set Numbers & amounts 2

## How to remember 両

Parts: 一 one; floor · 冂 frame · 山 mountain

## Words with 両

| Word | Reading | Meaning |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 両 | りょう (ryou) | both |

## Don't confuse it with

[円](https://moji.ninja/n5-kanji/yen/) · [再](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/again/) · [峠](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/mountain-pass/) · [凸](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/convex/)

## More in the “Numbers & amounts 2” set

[両](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/both/) · [減](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/decrease/) · [割](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/split/) · [番](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/turn-in-a-series/) · [算](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/calculate/) · [残](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/remain/) · [率](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/rate/) · [限](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/limit/) · [個](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/individual/)

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