Both of my parents are on a trip.
両手に花を持っている。
She is holding flowers in both hands.
counter for vehicles; counter for train cars
Counter for vehicles, especially train cars or carriages. Also used for other vehicles in some contexts.
See also: 輛 (りょう)
この電車は8両編成です。
This train is made up of eight cars.
駐車場には車が3両止まっている。
Three vehicles are parked in the parking lot.
Traditional unit of weight for gold, silver, and drugs, roughly 15–19 g (4–5 monme).
See also: 匁 (もんめ)
この金貨は1両の重さがある。
This gold coin weighs one ryō.
Pre-Meiji currency unit, originally the value of one ryō of gold.
江戸時代、1両は大金だった。
In the Edo period, one ryō was a large sum of money.
Traditional measure of fabric, equal to 2 tan.
See also: 反 (たん)
一反の布は約0.5両にあたる。
One tan of cloth is about half a ryō.
Archaic unit of weight under the ritsuryō system, 1/16 kin, about 42–43 g.
See also: 斤
律令制では、1両は約42グラムと定められていた。
Under the ritsuryō system, one ryō was set at about 42 grams.
counter for suits of clothing, armor sets
Archaic counter for suits of clothing or sets of armor. Now obsolete.
See also: 領 (りょう)
古文書には「鎧一両」と記されている。
In old documents, it is written as 'one ryō of armor'.
This train is made up of 10 cars.
both hands; both arms · ten (secret jargon)
both (of two); the two; both parties
compatibility; coexistence; standing together
both countries · Ryōgoku (area of Tokyo)
both sides; two sides; double-sided
both sides; both sides (of something)
both feet · both legs
both arguments; both opinions
currency exchange; money changing
both ends; either end; both edges · double-mindedness; sitting on the fence
dual use; dual-purpose
both days; two days
both eyes
both companies
both sexes
both houses of parliament; both chambers
both families; both houses
both persons; both gentlemen
both legs
both sides; both neighbours
excelling in both literary and military arts · excelling in both academics and sports
double door; two-leaf door
two wheels; both wheels
both extremes; two opposite extremes
both schools; both universities
both wings; both flanks
both people; the two of them