noun, noun, used as a suffix, counter
pair; paired set
Used as a noun-like element, suffix, or counter for two things forming a pair. As a counter, it is relatively formal or specialized, often seen with items such as folding screens or matched objects; in everyday speech 一対 or ペア may be more transparent.
玄関に金屏風一双が飾られていた。
A pair of gold folding screens was displayed in the entrance.
この茶碗は双で保存されている。
These tea bowls are preserved as a pair.
A common word for a matched pair; often easier and more general in everyday Japanese than the formal counter 双.
Means one pair or one matched set and is a clearer everyday expression when simply saying that two items go together.
A casual loanword for a pair, especially people, tickets, seats, or matching items; less formal than 双.
Sino-Japanese reading そう of the kanji 双, conventionally associated with two matching things or a pair. No more specific historical derivation is specified.