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両 means 'both'

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Strokes : 6    Frequency: 331   JLPT: N3    Usefulness: 3    Study set: 3-8    Grade: 3   Intermediate lesson: 22    Beginner lesson: -   Begins 168 words   Used in 219 words   Used in 247 names   Component in 2 kanji (1 Jōyō)
Jōyō (常用)
On
   リョウ
Kun    てる   ふたつ
Name    もろ
  
⿱   one  ⿻   wide   mountain  
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In the most useful 10,000 words in Japanese, 両 is used 11 times, read 1 way.
Across all words in Japanese, 両 is used 210 times, read 1 way (with 1 variation).
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リョウ : 205 words FIND ALL
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noun
parents; both parents
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もろ: 5 words. FIND ALL
Most common form:
prefix
1. both  (often written with kana only)
2. many; various; all  (often written with kana only)
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An additional 岡 less common words include 両 but the reading has not yet been categorized.
Henshall: 434 (originally: 411)  Joy o' Kanji : 411  Key to Kanji: 1067 

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リョウ    both   
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イチ   イツ   ひと    ひと- one   
サン   やま mountain   
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