両 【リョウ】 both (hands, parents, sides, etc.), counter for carriages
(e.g. in a train), counter for vehicles, ryō, tael, traditional unit
of weight (for gold, silver and drugs), 4-5 monme, 15-19 g, ryō,
pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold, ryō,
traditional measure of fabric, 2 tan, ryō, tael, unit of weight
under the Ritsuryo system, 1/16 kin, 42-43 g, counter for suits of
clothing, sets of armor, etc.
両足 【リョウソク】 both feet, both legs
一両 【イチリョウ】 one vehicle, one ryō (an old coin)
十両 【ジュウリョウ】 second highest division, wrestlers of the second highest
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