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双 means 'pair'
Common readings
On
ソウ
Additional readings
Kun たぐい ならぶ ふたつ
Name ふ
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A Joy o' Kanji essay is available for 双 - click the badge to download
This photo-studded essay will have you seeing double! You'll learn which items in Japan are countable in pairs. On the flip side, you'll also see which sorts of entities have been deemed "peerless" (that is, not a pair). One expresses that idea with a negated form of 双. You'll encounter words for "twin" and "mutual," as well as sentences such as this: "He is as great a poet as ever lived."
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In the most useful 10,000 words in Japanese, 双 is used 4 times, read 2 ways.
Across all words in Japanese, 双 is used 114 times, read 2 ways (with 1 variation).
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ソウ
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'no' adjective, adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun
two way; both parties; mutual; both(click the word for examples and links)
ソウ
(read as ぞう)
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ふた
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noun
twins; twin(click the word to view an additional 1 reading and 3 forms, examples and links)
An additional 13 less common words include 双 but the reading has not yet been categorized.
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