# 両 — Both

Frequency rank 395 / 2,608 in published Japanese.

Frequent enough that you will keep running into it once you read past headlines.

More common than 準 (Standard), less common than 良 (Good).

- On’yomi: りょう
- Kun’yomi: —
- Radical: 一 One (Kangxi 1)
- Frequency path: Level IV of XX

A ground (ground) line sits on top, a head (head) encloses the structure, and a mountain (mountain) fills the inside — both sides of the mountain enclosed within the head on the ground, holding both halves together.

In words:

- 両親 りょうしん — both parents
- 両方 りょうほう — both sides
- 両替 りょうがえ — change,money exchange

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