What is the Kanji for "Both" and "Pair"?

If you are wondering what is the Japanese Kanji for "Both" and "Pair", you've come to the right place!

The Japanese Kanji for "Both" and "Pair" is "双".

This kanji has 2 readings:

Its kunyomi reading is "Futa".

Its onyomi reading is "Sou".

kunyomi readings are based on the pronunciation of native Japanese words, and onyomi readings are based on the Chinese pronunciation of the character.

If you visually breakdown this kanji, you can see is made up of 1 parts:

The kanji "又" means "Again" and can be read as "Mata" and "Mata"

Now, let's make sure you understand this kanji the other way around too.

What does the kanji "双" mean in japanese?

"双" means "Both" and "Pair".

Japanese School Students learn this kanji in Junior Highschool, while foreigners may learn this kanji in preparation for the JLPT N2 exam.

Here are some words that use this kanji:

双方: "Both" or "Mutual". The Japanese noun '双方 (そうほう)' refers to 'both' sides or parties involved in a situation. It indicates that two things or people are being considered or addressed together. For example: Both sides agreed to the terms - (双方がその条件に同意した). This noun can also imply a sense of mutual or reciprocal relationship or interaction between two parties. For instance: The mutual understanding between them was strong - (双方の理解は強かった).

双子: "Twin". The Japanese noun '双子 (ふたご)' means 'twin'. This word refers to two children born to the same mother at the same time. It can be used to describe human twins as well as twins of other animals. For example: We are twins - (私たちは双子です). The twin kittens are so cute - (双子の子猫はとてもかわいい).

To make really sure you learn this Kanji, I've prepared an interactive lesson for you. You are going to learn the readings and meanings of this kanji.

But first, you need to know a little bit about Hiragana and Katakana.

Hiragana and katakana are japanese syllabaries, this means that each character represents a syllable.

This are the characters you need to know for this lesson:

The hiragana "ふ" is read as "fu". The hiragana "た" is read as "ta". The hiragana "そ" is read as "so". And The hiragana "う" is read as "u".

Heres a quick tutorial on how to use it. You'll be asked three type of questions: meaning, reading, and writing.

For meanings questions all you have to do is type the english meaning. If there is more than one meaning, you have to include them all in your answer separating them by commas (,).

For Reading questions you have to type the reading in romaji (roman letters, our normal alphabet) and it'll be automatically converted to hiragana if necessary. If there is more than one reading, you have to include them all in your answer separating them by commas (,).

For Writing questions some options will appear and all you have to do is select the correct ones.