両|りょうryou[1]atamadaka (head-high)

1. prefix, no-adjectiveboth (hands, parents, sides, etc.)
   両りょう地域ちいきは宗教しゅうきょうと文化ぶんかが違ちがっている。↗

   The two regions differ in religion and culture.
2. countercounter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles
   この列車れっしゃは七なな両りょう編成へんせいです。↗

   This train is made up of seven cars.
3. nounryō; tael; traditional unit of weight (for gold, silver and drugs), 4-5 monme, 15-19 g
4. nounryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
5. nounryō; traditional measure of fabric, 2 tan
6. nounryō; tael; unit of weight under the ritsuryō system, 1/16 kin, 42-43 g
7. countercounter for suits of clothing, sets of armor, etc.

• Related二にNeutralThe plain number two, used in simple counting as in 「二人」「二回」; 「両」 leans toward both members of a pair rather than bare numbers.
• Antonym片かたNeutralA prefix meaning just one side of a pair, as in 「片手」「片方」; it stands opposite 「両」, which covers both of a pair.

Use 「両」 for both of a pair or as a counter for vehicles, as in 「両手」「両親」「三両編成」; it is also an old currency unit. For plain counting use 「二」; the opposite of 「両」 is 「片」.

Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only

1. （リョウ）両方りょうほう。双方そうほう。
2. （リョウ）通貨つうかの単位たんい。
3. （リョウ）重おもさの単位たんい。
4. （リョウ）車両しゃりょうの単位たんい。輌りょうの代だい字じ