1.
both ends, either end
The two opposite ends of something, whether physical (a rope, bridge, table) or abstract (a spectrum, range).
ロープの両端を持つ。
Hold both ends of the rope.
テーブルの両端に花を飾った。
I placed flowers at both ends of the table.
橋の両端に警備員が立っていた。
Security guards were standing at both ends of the bridge.
READING:
Also read as りょうはし in casual speech, but りょうたん is the standard reading.
WORD FORMATION:
両 (both) + 端 (end, edge)
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 両端を持つ: to hold both ends
- 両端から: from both ends
- 両端に: at both ends