両方(りょうほう)

りょうほう
noun
both
1. both, both sides
Refers to two things, people, or sides together.
両方(りょうほう)買(か)いました。
I bought both.
両方(りょうほう)とも必要(ひつよう)です。
Both are necessary.
コーヒーと紅茶(こうちゃ)、両方(りょうほう)好(す)きです。
I like both coffee and tea.
両方(りょうほう)の意見(いけん)を聞(き)きました。
I heard both opinions.
右(みぎ)と左(ひだり)の両方(りょうほう)を見(み)てから道(みち)を渡(わた)ってください。
Please look both right and left before crossing the road.

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

Related Words

Antonym: 片方(かたほう) (one side)
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Added 2026.1.9 21:59 · Revised 2026.4.11 10:25
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