両側(りょうがわ)

りょうがわ
noun
both sides
1. both sides; both edges
The two opposite sides of something — a road, a body, a piece of paper, an argument. Used for spatial sides and, by extension, two opposing parties or viewpoints.
道(みち)の両側(りょうがわ)に桜(さくら)が咲(さ)いている。
Cherry blossoms are blooming on both sides of the road.
紙(かみ)の両側(りょうがわ)に印刷(いんさつ)してください。
Please print on both sides of the paper.
問題(もんだい)を解決(かいけつ)するためには、両側(りょうがわ)の意見(いけん)を聞(き)く必要(ひつよう)がある。
To solve the problem, we need to hear the opinions of both sides.

Compound of 両(りょう) (both) + 側(がわ) (side). The 側(がわ) reading shifts to dakuon in this compound.

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 道(みち)の両側(りょうがわ): both sides of the road
  • 両側(りょうがわ)に並(なら)ぶ: to line up on both sides
  • 両側(りょうがわ)通行(つうこう): two-way traffic
  • 両側(りょうがわ)の意見(いけん): opinions from both sides

SIMILAR WORDS:

  • 両方(りょうほう): both — abstract pair (both options, both people); not spatial
  • 左右(さゆう): left and right — specifically left-right axis
  • 両端(りょうたん): both ends — the endpoints rather than the sides
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