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両方 (りょうほう, ryouhou) Japanese meaning: both | Kotomora

両りょう方ほう

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Common word›JLPTN4›Freq.FrequencyTop 5,000

Meanings

1

noun, noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'

both; both sides; both parties

Refers to two things, people, or options together. Often contrasted with 片方 (one side).

See also: 片方

両りょう

方ほう

の

意い

見けん

を

聞き

い

て

から

決き

め

ます

。

I'll decide after hearing both opinions.

この二ふたつの方ほう法ほうのうち、両りょう方ほうとも試ためしてみた。

Of these two methods, I tried both.

Usage patterns

〈物もの〉と〈物もの〉の両りょう方ほうboth X and Y
肉にくと魚さかなの両りょう方ほうが好すきです。
I like both meat and fish.
両りょう方ほうの〈物もの〉を〈動どう詞し〉to do something to/with both things
両りょう方ほうの意い見けんを聞きいてから決きめます。
I'll decide after hearing both opinions.

Kanji

両both, old Japanese coin, counter for carriages (e.g., in a train)
方direction, person, alternative

Related words· 8

双そう方ほうN1
双方 is a more formal, often legal or business register word for 'both parties', while 両方 is the everyday word for 'both'.
両りょう日じつ
両方 means 'both' in a general sense (both items, both people), while 両日 specifically refers to two particular days.
両りょう側がわN2
両方 is a general word for 'both' that can apply to any pair of things, whereas 両側 specifically refers to the two sides of a physical or abstract object.
もろ
両方 is the everyday noun for 'both', while もろ is an archaic prefix used only in set compounds like もろ手.

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どちらもN5
両方 is a noun meaning 'both' and is used with particles like を/が, while どちらも is an adverbial expression that directly modifies the predicate.
共ともN1
両方 is a free noun meaning “both,” while とも is a suffix attached after a number or group word, as in 二人とも, and can also mean “neither” with a negative verb.
両りょう者しゃN1
両方 is the casual, everyday word for 'both' of two things, whereas 両者 is more formal and typical of written or analytical Japanese.
二人ふたりとも
両方 means 'both' and is used for things or options, whereas 二人とも is used specifically for two people.

Opposites

片かた方ほうN3
両方 means 'both' (referring to two things together), while 片方 means 'one side' or 'one of a pair'.

Don't confuse with

両りょう面めんN1
両方 means 'both' referring to two separate things or people, whereas 両面 refers to the two sides or aspects of a single object or matter.

Word family

両りょう方ほうとも
both; the two

Etymology

Compound of 両 (both) and 方 (direction/side).