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両 = 一 + 冂 + 山

両 is a Japanese kanji written with 6 strokes, listed here under the keyword “both”. It is built from 一 (one), 冂 (border) and 山 (mountain). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 1252. It appears as a component in 1 other character in this index.

Keyword
both
RTK frame
1252
Strokes
6
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
リョウ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
てる, ふたつ
Script
Japanese kanji
Also known as
оба
Same glyph as a Chinese hanzi
両 two

Decomposition

Primary decomposition

  1. 一 one
  2. 冂 border
  3. 山 mountain

Characters that contain 両

How to find 両 without knowing its reading

On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “one” + “border” + “mountain”. 両 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.

Open 両 in the interactive kanji search to expand every part down to its smallest pieces, add your own names and mnemonic stories, or search for other characters by their parts.