Jisho

×

両

6 strokes
Radical:
one 一
Parts:
一 ｜ 冂 山
Variants:
兩 两
both, old Japanese coin, counter for carriages (e.g., in a train), two
Kun:
てる、 ふたつ
On:
リョウ
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N3
247 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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  • 両 【リョウ】 both (hands, parents, sides, etc.), counter for carriages (e.g. in a train), counter for vehicles, ryō, tael, traditional unit of weight (for gold, silver and drugs), 4-5 monme, 15-19 g, ryō, pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold, ryō, traditional measure of fabric, 2 tan, ryō, tael, unit of weight under the ritsuryō system, 1/16 kin, 42-43 g, counter for suits of clothing, sets of armor, etc.
  • 両足 【リョウソク】 both feet, both legs
  • 一両 【イチリョウ】 one vehicle, one ryō (an old coin)
  • 十両 【ジュウリョウ】 second highest division, wrestlers of the second highest division

Readings

Japanese names:
もろ
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
liang3
Korean:
ryang

Spanish

  • ambos
  • contador de vehículos

Portuguese

  • ambos
  • moeda Japonesa antiga
  • nº de veículos
  • dois

French

  • les deux
  • 2
  • ryou (ancienne monnaie)
  • compteur de wagons
336 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
434 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
411 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
281 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
34 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
859 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
286 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
531 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
200 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
200 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
556 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
15 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
4331 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2191 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2949 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1176 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
46 Morohashi
3518 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
23 New Nelson (John Haig)
1168 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1252 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
288 The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley)
275 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
3153 2001 Kanji
0a6.11 The Kanji Dictionary
4-6-1 SKIP code
1022.7 Four corner code
1-46-30 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
4e21 Unicode hex code

親

16 strokes
Radical:
see 見
Parts:
亠 并 木 立 見 辛
parent, intimacy, relative, familiarity, dealer (cards)
Kun:
おや、 おや-、 した.しい、 した.しむ
On:
シン
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N4
406 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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  • 親 【シン】 intimacy, closeness, friendliness, close relative, pro- (e.g. pro-American)
  • 親衛 【シンエイ】 monarch's guards
  • 懇親 【コンシン】 friendship, intimacy
  • 近親 【キンシン】 near relative

Kun reading compounds

  • 親 【おや】 parent, parents, mother and father, dealer, banker, founder, inventor, (pet) owner, key, parent (organization), main, ancestor, forefather
  • 親方 【おやかた】 master, boss, chief, foreman, supervisor, stable master, craftsman, artisan, foster parent
  • 生みの親 【うみのおや】 biological parent, founder, creator
  • 里親 【さとおや】 foster parent, foster parents, (pet) caretaker
  • 親しい 【したしい】 close (e.g. friend), familiar, friendly, intimate, familiar (e.g. story), well-known (to one), close (relatives), closely related
  • 親しむ 【したしむ】 to be intimate with, to befriend

Readings

Japanese names:
ぎ、 ちか、 のり
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
qin1, qing4
Korean:
chin

Spanish

  • padre
  • madre
  • familiares
  • íntimo
  • personalmente
  • padres
  • hacerse amigo
  • intimar

Portuguese

  • pai
  • intimidade
  • parente
  • familiaridade
  • crupiê

French

  • parent
  • parenté
  • intimité
  • familiarité
  • donneur (cartes)
260 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
166 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
149 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
381 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
4293 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
211 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
248 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
2544 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
3.6 Japanese for Busy People
175 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
175 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
249 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1647 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
2264 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1172 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1599 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1518 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
34918 Morohashi
1799 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
5534 New Nelson (John Haig)
1504 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1621 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
315 The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley)
237 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
457 2001 Kanji
5b11.1 The Kanji Dictionary
1-9-7 SKIP code
0691.0 Four corner code
1-31-38 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
89aa Unicode hex code

友

4 strokes
Radical:
right hand 又
Parts:
一 ノ 又
friend
Kun:
とも
On:
ユウ
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N5
622 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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  • 友 【ユウ】 friend, affection (for siblings)
  • 友愛 【ユウアイ】 fraternity, friendship
  • 戦友 【センユウ】 comrade in arms, war buddy, fellow soldier
  • 盟友 【メイユウ】 sworn friend

Kun reading compounds

  • 友 【とも】 friend, companion, comrade, pal, accompaniment, companion (e.g. book), complement, accessory
  • 友達 【ともだち】 friend, companion
  • リア友 【リアとも】 real-life friend (as opposed to online friend)
  • 酒のお供 【さけのおとも】 appetizer or snack served with drinks, accompaniment to an (alcoholic) drink

Readings

Japanese names:
う、 ど、 ゆ
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
you3
Korean:
u

Spanish

  • amigo
  • compañero

Portuguese

  • amigo

French

  • ami
145 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
234 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
214 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
543 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
858 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
158 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
30 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
70 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
2.18 Japanese for Busy People
264 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
264 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
79 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
268 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
3670 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1873 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2553 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
711 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
3119 Morohashi
2952 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
672 New Nelson (John Haig)
704 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
760 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
451 The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley)
104 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1467 2001 Kanji
2h2.3 The Kanji Dictionary
3-2-2 SKIP code
4-4-4 SKIP code
4004.7 Four corner code
1-45-07 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
53cb Unicode hex code

家

10 strokes
Radical:
roof 宀
Parts:
宀 豕
house, home, family, professional, expert, performer
Kun:
いえ、 や、 うち
On:
カ、 ケ
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N4
133 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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On reading compounds

  • 家 【カ】 -ist, -er
  • 家屋 【カオク】 house, building
  • 研究家 【ケンキュウカ】 researcher, student (of)
  • 活動家 【カツドウカ】 activist
  • 家 【ケ】 house, family
  • 家来 【ケライ】 retainer, retinue, servant
  • 本家 【ホンケ】 head house (family), birthplace, originator
  • 公家 【クゲ】 court noble, nobility, kuge, Imperial Court

Kun reading compounds

  • 家 【いえ】 house, residence, dwelling, family, household, lineage, family name
  • 家主 【やぬし】 landlord, landlady, house owner, home owner, head of the household
  • 本家 【ほんけ】 head house (family), birthplace, originator
  • 小家 【こいえ】 small and simple home
  • 屋 【や】 shop, store, restaurant, someone who sells (something) or works as (something), someone with a (certain) personality trait, house, roof
  • 家内 【かない】 (my) wife, inside the home, one's family
  • 長屋 【ながや】 tenement house, row house
  • 本家 【ほんけ】 head house (family), birthplace, originator
  • 家 【うち】 one's house, one's home, one's family, one's household, house
  • 内 【うち】 inside, within, while (e.g. one is young), during, within (e.g. a day), in the course of, among, amongst, (out) of, between, in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.), amidst, with (e.g. success), within oneself, one's feelings, inner thoughts, we, our company, our organization, one's home, one's family, my spouse, my husband, my wife, signed on behalf of (husband's name) by his wife, I, me, imperial palace grounds, emperor
  • お家 【おうち】 your home, your family, their home, their family, (my) home

Readings

Japanese names:
あり、 え、 く、 つか、 べ
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
jia1, gu1
Korean:
ga

Spanish

  • casa
  • hogar
  • especialista

Portuguese

  • casa
  • lar

French

  • maison
53 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
89 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
83 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
81 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1311 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
151 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
158 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1185 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
2.8 Japanese for Busy People
165 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
165 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
52 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
480 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
2827 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1458 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1963 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
547 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
7169 Morohashi
2273 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1337 New Nelson (John Haig)
541 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
580 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
46 The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley)
189 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
751 2001 Kanji
3m7.1 The Kanji Dictionary
2-3-7 SKIP code
3023.2 Four corner code
1-18-40 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
5bb6 Unicode hex code