# 両 both

丁 (nail) + (George Michael's Moustache) + (pit)
★★★★☆
6 strokes
BETA

## Onyomi

RYOU | We are out of New and Old Testaments, we have to REORDER BOTH of them.

## Mnemonic

| We have to nail both Moustaches to bottom of the pit. (don't ask: it's performance art)

## Jukugo

両方(りょうほう) | both things / both ways ★★★★☆ 両 (both) + 方 (direction / method / person) = 両方 (both things / both ways)
両替(りょうがえ) する | make change ★★★☆☆ NOKURI 両 (both) + 替 (substitute) = 両替 (make change) to make change - i.e. "Do you have change for a dollar?"
両親(りょうしん) | both parents ★★★☆☆ 両 (both) + 親 (parents/kindness) = 両親 (both parents )

## Lookalikes

| Meaning | Hint | Radical
--- | --- | --- | ---
両 | both | MOUSTACHE |
画 | a drawing | RICEFIELD | 田

Both MOUSTACHES paint a picture of a RICEFIELD. Somehow.

## Used In

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