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U+4E21, 両
CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-4E21

[U+4E20]
CJK Unified Ideographs
[U+4E22]

Translingual

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Traditional
Shinjitai
Simplified
Stroke order

Han character

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(Kangxi radical 1, +5, 6 strokes, cangjie input 一山月 (MUB), four-corner 10227, composition or ⿻⿱ or )

Derived characters

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See also

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References

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  • Kangxi Dictionary: not present, would follow page 78, character 10
  • Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 46
  • Dae Jaweon: page 157, character 7
  • Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 1, page 19, character 1
  • Unihan data for U+4E21

Chinese

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For pronunciation and definitions of – see (“two; two; etc.”).
(This character is the draft (1955) first-round simplified and variant form of ).
Notes:

Japanese

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Shinjitai

Kyūjitai

Kanji

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(Third grade kyōiku kanjishinjitai kanji, kyūjitai form )

  1. both
  2. old Japanese coin
  3. two
  4. counter for carriages

Readings

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From Middle Chinese (MC ljangX); compare Mandarin  / (liǎng):

From Middle Chinese (MC ljangH); compare Mandarin  / (liàng):

From native Japanese roots:

Compounds

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Etymology 1

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Kanji in this term
りょう
Grade: 3
on'yomi
Alternative spelling
(kyūjitai)

From Middle Chinese (MC ljangX, “two, both”).

Pronunciation

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  • This pitch accent only applies when this is used as a standalone noun.

Noun

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(りょう) (ryōりやう (ryau)?

  1. the both of something
    (りょう)()
    ryō no te de
    with both hands
  2. a traditional unit of currency

Prefix

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(りょう) (ryō-りやう (ryau-)?

  1. both
Derived terms
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Etymology 2

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Kanji in this term
ころ
Grade: 3
kun'yomi
Alternative spelling
(kyūjitai)

From Old Japanese. Possibly related to root koro in reference to rolling, as in 転ぶ (korobu, to tumble, to fall; to roll), ころころ (korokoro, rollingly).

Pronunciation

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Counter

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(ころ) (-koro

  1. (obsolete) a traditional unit of weight, roughly equivalent to 37.5 grams
Usage notes
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The koro reading appears to be obsolete, superseded by ryō above.

Etymology 3

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Kanji in this term
りょう
Grade: 3
on'yomi
Alternative spellings
(kyūjitai)

Probably from Middle Chinese (MC *ljangH, “counter for vehicles”).

Pronunciation

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Counter

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(りょう) (-ryōりやう (-ryau)?

  1. a car of a train
    この(でん)(しゃ)(ろく)(りょう)(へん)(せい)です。
    Kono densha wa rokuryō hensei desu.
    This train consists of six cars.
Usage notes
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Usually replaces and extended shinjitai form in modern usage.

Derived terms
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References

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  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  • Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典(新装版) [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN