also: りょうしょう
noun
both palms
Refers to the palms of both hands together. Often used in contexts of holding, cupping, or presenting something with both hands.
彼は両手のひらを上に向けて、何も持っていないことを示した。
He turned both palms upward to show he wasn't holding anything.
子どもは両手のひらに小さな虫をのせて見せてくれた。
The child showed me a small bug resting on both palms.
Alternate reading for 両掌; less common than りょうてのひら.
Kanji spelling using 平 for 'palm'; less common but still seen.
Compound of 両 (both) + 手 (hand) + の (possessive particle) + ひら (palm). The reading りょうしょう for 両掌 is the on'yomi reading of the kanji.