both (hands, parents, sides, etc.)
りょう
Prefix, Particle
1.
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.)
Counter
2.
counter for carriages (e.g. in a train), counter for vehicles
Noun
3.
ryō, tael, traditional unit of weight (for gold, silver and drugs), 4-5 monme, 15-19 g
4.
ryō, pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
5.
ryō, traditional measure of fabric, 2 tan
6.
ryō, tael, unit of weight under the ritsuryō system, 1/16 kin, 42-43 g
archaic
Counter
7.
counter for suits of clothing, sets of armor, etc.
archaic
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その列車は10両編成で、多くの乗客を乗せていた。
That train consisted of 10 cars and carried many passengers.
江戸時代には、金貨の一種として「両」が使われていた。
During the Edo period, "ryō" was used as a type of gold coin.
この問題は、両国の協力なしには解決できないだろう。
This problem probably cannot be solved without the cooperation of both countries.
Kanji that make up this word
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