両方(りょうほう)

両方(りょうほう) refers to both of exactly two things, people, or sides. It cannot be used for three or more items.

GRAMMAR PATTERNS:

• 両方(りょうほう) + verb: Both (as subject or object)
• 両方(りょうほう)の + noun: both [noun]
• 両方(りょうほう)とも: both (emphatic, stresses inclusion of each)
• 両方(りょうほう)に: to/for both sides

CONTRAST:

• 片方(かたほう): one of two, one side
• 双方(そうほう): both parties (more formal, often used in legal or diplomatic contexts)
• 両方(りょうほう): neutral/everyday register

RELATED 両(りょう) COMPOUNDS:

• 両手(りょうて): both hands
• 両親(りょうしん): both parents
• 両側(りょうがわ): both sides