01
双子
ふたご
twins
Meanings
- pair
- set
- comparison
- counter for pairs
Readings
Onyomi
- ソウ
Kunyomi
- ふた
- たぐい
- ならぶ
- ふたつ
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Useful words
02
双方
そうほう
both sides
03
双眼鏡
そうがんきょう
binoculars
04
双方向
そうほうこう
two-way
05
双葉
ふたば
sprout
06
双子座
ふたござ
Gemini
Compare Kanji
01二Meaning96%two, two radical (no. 7)The two-line idea in 二 is the cleanest memory hook for the pair meaning of 双.02両Meaning90%both, old Japanese coinBoth sides or both items in 両 match the paired mood of 双.03対Pair88%vis-a-vis, opposite対 often marks a counterpart or opposition, a tidy conceptual neighbor for 双.04並Meaning78%row, and並 offers the image of things lined side by side, like a pair set together.05互Meaning72%mutually, reciprocallyMutual action in 互 works well with two sides facing each other.06又Shape70%or again, furthermore双 looks like two 又 shapes together, making the doubled form easy to spot.