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JLPT N3 kanji · Chapter 14

両 kanji: meaning, readings and stroke order

both; two

On: リョウryou
Kun: てるteru ふたつfutatsu

Onreadings from Chinese, in katakanaKunJapanese readings, in hiraganaOn’yomi vs Kun’yomi

両6 strokes

How to write 両: stroke order

両 has 6 strokes. Each step adds the next stroke in red, with a dot where it starts. Tap the large character above to watch it written again.

両 stroke order diagram with numbered strokes — The stroke order of 両 in one diagram: each number marks where its stroke starts.

Kanji stroke order: The 10 rules, with animated examples

Stroke order data: KanjiVG by Ulrich Apel and contributors (CC BY-SA 3.0).

Parts of 両

The parts 両 is built from, each highlighted where it sits. Parts that are kanji themselves link to their own page.

一
one
Radical
冂
山
mountain

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JLPT N3 kanji · Chapter 14

支 support; branchOnシKunささえる、つかえる、かう両 both; twoOnリョウKunてる、ふたつ乗 ride; put aboardOnジョウ、ショウKunのる、のせる、のり済 finish; settleOnサイ、セイKunすむ、すます、ずみ供 offer; accompanyOnキョウ、ク、クウKunそなえる、とも、ども格 status; standardOnカク、コウ、キャクKunいたる、ただす、うつ打 strike; hitOnダ、チョウ、テイKunうつ、だあす、うち御 honorific; governOnゴ、ギョKunおん、み、お断 refuse; cut offOnダンKunことわる、たつ、さだめる式 ceremony; formula; styleOnシキ、ショクKunのり、のっとる