JLPT N2 · 4 strokes
Kanji 双: "pair, set, comparison"
The kanji 双 means "pair, set, comparison, counter for pairs". It is written with 4 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N2, read ソウ in on'yomi and ふた, たぐい, ならぶ, ふたつ in kun'yomi.
Stroke order
Strokes are written in the order of the numbers. The order is not decorative: it is what gives the character its balance, and it is also how handwriting search works in Japanese dictionaries.
Readings
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
ソウ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
ふたたぐいならぶふたつ
In a kun'yomi reading, the dot separates the kanji from its okurigana: かた.る is read かたる and written 語る. A hyphen marks a bound position, like -び in 日.
At a glance
| Meaning | pair, set, comparison, counter for pairs |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 4 |
| JLPT level | N2 |
| Taught in Japan | secondary school |
| Frequency rank | 1029 of 2,501 |
Common words with 双
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 双方both parties; both sides
- 双子twins; twin
- 双pair
- 双眸one's eyes; (pair of) eyes
- 無双peerless; unparalleled; unparallelled; matchless · mowing down the enemy
- 双眼鏡binoculars; field glasses
- 双葉seed leaves (of a dicot); cotyledons; bud; sprout · early stages; very beginning
- 双頭double-headed
- 双六race game (board game played with dice in which the object is to reach the end of a track) · ban-sugoroku; sugoroku; traditional Japanese board game similar to backgammon
- 双璧(two) matchless things; (two) matchless people · pair of bright jewels
- 天下無双peerless; unequaled; unequalled
- 双眼both eyes; binocular
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