漢字Kanji · in Human Body & People
双: pair, set
Also: comparison, counter for pairs
JLPT N24 strokesSecondary schoolYour ink: 白 Not met
又 carries the meaning
4 strokes
Two readings, and the words that use each
ソウsou · on'yomi · in compounds
- 双方そうほうboth parties, bilateral
- 双肩そうけんshoulders
- 双眼鏡そうがんきょうbinoculars, field glasses
- 双生児そうせいじtwins
ふたfuta · kun'yomi · on its own
- 双子ふたごtwins, a twin
- 双葉ふたばseed leaf, cotyledon
Also read たぐい, ならぶ, ふたつ, with no example words in our sources. Words: Kanji alive, CC BY 4.0.
成り立ち
Where it comes from
Memory story · made up to help you remember
“Once more, with intent! This radical represents the tireless action of the right hand and the core concept of repetition.”
繋がり
Connections
Ink shades, lightest to darkest: 白 Not met, 淡 Met, 中 Learning, 濃 Familiar, 印 Mastered
In ChineseSimplified, as in Japanese · traditional 雙 · shuāng
Japan uses the same simplified form as mainland China, 双. Taiwan and Hong Kong write 雙.
- Simplified
- 双 mainland China, Singapore
- Traditional
- 雙 Taiwan, Hong Kong
Pinyin shuāng most common reading
Forms and pinyin: Unicode Unihan database (Unicode License v3). Pinyin lists the most common reading, not every reading.
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