両方(りょうほう)

りょうほう
noun
both
descriptive
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.

Common 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

Similar words

RELATED WORDS (other 両(りょう)〜 compounds):

Related Words

Antonym: 片方(かたほう) (one side)
Synonym: 双方(そうほう) (both parties (formal))
Compare: どちらも (both)
Compare: どっちも (both)
Compare: とも (both)
Compare: 両側(りょうがわ) (both sides)
Related: 両手(りょうて) (both hands)
Related: 両親(りょうしん) (both parents)
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Added 2026.1.9 21:59 · Revised 2026.10.9 16:17
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