双
双 — Pair
pair, set, comparison, counter for pairs
On’yomiソウ (sou)
Kun’yomiふた (futa)
Kun’yomiたぐい (tagui)
Kun’yomiならぶ (narabu)
Kun’yomiふたつ (futatsu)
Stroke order (4 strokes)
Watch the strokes draw themselves in the correct order — numbers mark where each stroke starts. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA).
Common words using 双
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 双方 | そうほう souhou | both parties; both sides |
| 双 | そう sou | pair |
| 双子 | ふたご futago | twins; twin |
| 双葉 | ふたば futaba | seed leaves (of a dicot); cotyledons; bud |
| 双眼鏡 | そうがんきょう sougankyou | binoculars; field glasses |
| 双生児 | そうせいじ souseiji | twins |
Study notes
双 is a JLPT N2 kanji written with 4 strokes. It is taught at secondary-school level in Japan. Ranked #1029 of the 2,500 most frequent kanji in newspapers. On’yomi (音読み) are Chinese-derived readings mostly used in compound words; kun’yomi (訓読み) are native Japanese readings, with any highlighted part written in hiragana after the kanji (okurigana).
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