ペア

also: ペアー

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Common wordJLPTN1Freq.FrequencyTop 5,000

Meanings

1

pair; set of two

General term for two people or things considered together, often used in contexts like couples, partners, or matching items.

Those two make a good pair.

この靴くつ下したはペアで売うっています。

These socks are sold as a pair.

2

pair-oared boat

Rowing term for a boat rowed by two people, each with one oar.

3

pair; two of a kind

In card games, a hand containing two cards of the same rank.

ペアで〈動どう詞し〉to do something together as a pair
二人ふたりはペアでダンスを踊おどった。
The two of them danced together as a pair.
〈人ひと〉とペアになるto be paired up with someone
研けん修しゅうで田た中なかさんとペアになった。
I got paired up with Tanaka during the training.

カップルN2sense 1
カップル refers specifically to a romantic couple, while ペア is a neutral term for any two people or things paired together.
ツイン sense 1
ツイン implies two identical or matching items, whereas ペア can describe any two things that form a set, matching or not.
対ついN2sense 1
対 is the more formal, native Japanese counting term for a pair, while ペア is the casual loanword used in everyday speech.
組くみN3sense 1
組 refers to a set or team that can consist of two or more members, while ペア strictly means exactly two.

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デュオ
ペア is a general word for any pair of people or things, while デュオ specifically implies a performing or collaborative partnership, often musical.
双そうN1
ペア is a casual loanword for a pair (people, tickets, etc.), while 双 is a formal, old-fashioned counter reserved for things like folding screens.

シングルN4sense 1
シングル means single or one, contrasting with ペア's meaning of two together, as in tennis singles vs. doubles.

ペイ
ペア (a pair) sounds similar to ペイ but has nothing to do with payment or profit, so learners should not confuse the two loanwords.

Loanword from English 'pair'.

ペアリフト

pair lift

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