両用(りょうよう)

りょうよう
noun
dual use; serving both purposes
toolabstract
1. dual use; usable for both purposes
Serving two purposes or working in two settings, usually named by the pair of nouns before it: 遠近(えんきん)両用(りょうよう), 水陸(すいりく)両用(りょうよう).
遠近(えんきん)両用(りょうよう)の眼鏡(めがね)を作(つく)った。
I had progressive (near-and-far) glasses made.
水陸(すいりく)両用(りょうよう)の車(くるま)で川(かわ)を渡(わた)った。
We crossed the river in an amphibious vehicle.
遠近(えんきん)両用(りょうよう)のコンタクトレンズもあるが、慣(な)れるまで少(すこ)し時間(じかん)がかかる。
There are also multifocal contact lenses, but they take a while to get used to.

Almost always follows a pair of nouns naming the two uses.

Common collocations

  • 遠近(えんきん)両用(りょうよう): for both near and far (progressive or bifocal lenses)
  • 水陸(すいりく)両用(りょうよう): amphibious
  • 軍民(ぐんみん)両用(りょうよう): dual-use (military and civilian technology)

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Compare: 兼用(けんよう) (one item doing two jobs or shared…)
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