両りょう

ryō

Prefix

1. both (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。

ryōchiikiwa shūkyōto bunkaga chigatte iru.

The two regions differ in religion and culture.

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 — explanation

Noun

4. ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold — explanation

Noun

5. ryō; traditional measure of fabric, 2 tan — explanation

この列車れっしゃは七しち両りょう編成へんせいです。

kono resshawa nanaryō hensēdesu.

This train is made up of seven cars.

Noun

6. ryō; tael; unit of weight under the ritsuryō system, 1/16 kin, 42-43 g

Archaic

, Related to 斤

Counter

7. counter for suits of clothing, sets of armor, etc.

Archaic

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