両りょう手てのひら

also: りょうしょう

Meanings

1

both palms

Refers to the palms of both hands together. Often used in contexts of holding, cupping, or presenting something with both hands.

彼かれは両りょう手てのひらを上うえに向むけて、何なにも持もっていないことを示しめした。
He turned both palms upward to show he wasn't holding anything.
子こどもは両りょう手てのひらに小ちいさな虫むしをのせて見みせてくれた。
The child showed me a small bug resting on both palms.

Kanji

両both, old Japanese coin, counter for carriages (e.g., in a train)
手hand
掌palm of hand, rule, administer
平even, flat, peace

Related words

手てのひら
Refers to a single palm; 両手のひら explicitly means both palms.
両りょう手て
Means 'both hands' in general, not specifically the palms.

Built from

両りょう+手てのひら

Written forms

両りょう手てのひら
Common mixed kanji-kana spelling; clear and easy to read.
両掌Usage100%
- りょうてのひら
  Compact kanji spelling; can also be read りょうしょう, but りょうてのひら is the more common reading for this form.
- りょうしょう
  Alternate reading for 両掌; less common than りょうてのひら.
両りょう手ての平ひら
Kanji spelling using 平 for 'palm'; less common but still seen.
りょうしょう

Etymology

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.