noun, adverb
one vehicle
Used for counting vehicles such as trains, cars, or carts. Often appears in news or formal contexts.
事故で一両が脱線した。
One car derailed in the accident.
この列車は一両編成だ。
This train is a one-car formation.
noun, adverb
Only when written 一両
Historical currency unit from the Edo period. Restricted to the kanji form 一両.
江戸時代、一両は大金だった。
In the Edo period, one ryō was a large sum of money.
Compound of 一 (one) and 両 (a counter for vehicles or a historical coin unit). The reading いちりょう follows standard on'yomi.