両手(りょうて)

両手(りょうて) means both hands. It is a compound of 両(りょう) (both) + 手(て) (hand).

COMMON EXPRESSIONS:

• 両手(りょうて)で持(も)つ: to hold with both hands
• 両手(りょうて)が塞(ふさ)がる: both hands are full/occupied
• 両手(りょうて)を広(ひろ)げる: to spread both arms wide
• 両手(りょうて)を上(あ)げる: to raise both hands
• 両手(りょうて)で拍手(はくしゅ)する: to clap with both hands

SIMILAR 両(りょう)〜 COMPOUNDS:

• 片手(かたて): one hand (opposite)
• 両足(りょうあし): both feet/legs
• 両目(りょうめ): both eyes
• 両腕(りょううで): both arms

IDIOM:
両手(りょうて)に花(はな): literally "flowers in both hands" — being flanked by two attractive people or having two good things at once.