"双" meaning in Japanese

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Adjective

IPA: [so̞ː] Forms: [canonical] (ruby: (そう)), [romanization]
Etymology: Compare Middle Chinese 雙 (MC sraewng). Etymology templates: {{cog|ltc|-}} Middle Chinese, {{ltc-l|雙}} 雙 (MC sraewng) Head templates: {{ja-adj|そう}} 双(そう) • (sō)
  1. pair; double
    Sense id: en-双-ja-adj-zhCwUuk~ Categories (other): Japanese terms with multiple readings Disambiguation of Japanese terms with multiple readings: 52 0 48 Derived forms: 双眼 (sōgan) (ruby: (そう), (がん)) (english: binocular), 双肩 (sōken) (ruby: (そう), (けん)) (english: shoulders), 双子葉植物 (sōshiyō shokubutsu) (ruby: (そう), (), (よう), (しょく), (ぶつ)) (english: dicotyledon), 双生 (sōsei) (ruby: (そう), (せい)) (english: twinning), 双生児 (sōseiji) (ruby: (そう), (せい), ()) (english: twins), 双清 (sōsei) (ruby: (そう), (せい)) (english: painting of daffodil and ume flowers), 双星 (sōsei) (ruby: (そう), (せい)) (english: twin stars), 双頭 (sōtō) (ruby: (そう), (とう)) (english: double-headed), 双璧 (sōheki) (ruby: (そう), (へき)) (english: pair of bright jewels), 双方 (sōhō) (ruby: (そう), (ほう)) (english: two way, both parties), 一双 (issō) (ruby: (いっ), (そう)) (english: pair)
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Character

Forms: “Jōyō” kanji [common], [kyūjitai]
Etymology: Listed in the 1946 tōyō kanji as a shinjitai of 雙. Based on an unorthodox variant of 雙 that can be traced back to the Ming dynasty in China. Etymology templates: {{l|ja|雙}} 雙, {{ja-l/helper|雙||}} 雙, {{ja-l|雙}} 雙, {{zh-l|雙*}} 雙
  1. Tags: kanji, no-gloss, shinjitai Derived forms: 双六 (sugoroku) (ruby: (すご), (ろく)) (english: a child's dice game)
    Sense id: en-双-ja-character-47DEQpj8 Categories (other): Common kanji, Japanese terms with redundant transliterations

Noun

IPA: [ɸɯ̟ᵝta̠] Forms: [canonical] (ruby: (ふた)), futa [romanization]
Etymology: Originally /huta/: *[puta] > [ɸuta]. See full etymology at 二. Etymology templates: {{l|ja|二}} 二, {{ja-l/helper|二||}} 二, {{ja-l|二}} 二 Head templates: {{ja-noun|ふた}} 双(ふた) • (futa)
  1. set of two, pair Derived forms: 双子 (futago) (ruby: (ふた), ()) (english: twins, a twin), 双葉 (futaba) (ruby: (ふた), ()) (english: bud, sprout)
    Sense id: en-双-ja-noun-ws-Xwz1y Categories (other): Japanese entries with incorrect language header, Japanese links with redundant wikilinks, Japanese terms with multiple readings, Japanese terms with non-redundant manual transliterations, Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys, Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys Disambiguation of Japanese entries with incorrect language header: 0 0 100 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant wikilinks: 0 0 100 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with multiple readings: 52 0 48 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with non-redundant manual transliterations: 0 0 100 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 0 0 100
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Download JSON data for 双 meaning in Japanese (5.4kB)

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    },
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      "english": "pair of bright jewels",
      "roman": "sōheki",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "双",
          "そう"
        ],
        [
          "璧",
          "へき"
        ]
      ],
      "word": "双璧"
    },
    {
      "english": "two way, both parties",
      "roman": "sōhō",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "双",
          "そう"
        ],
        [
          "方",
          "ほう"
        ]
      ],
      "word": "双方"
    },
    {
      "english": "pair",
      "roman": "issō",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "一",
          "いっ"
        ],
        [
          "双",
          "そう"
        ]
      ],
      "word": "一双"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_number": 2,
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ltc",
        "2": "-"
      },
      "expansion": "Middle Chinese",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "雙"
      },
      "expansion": "雙 (MC sraewng)",
      "name": "ltc-l"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Compare Middle Chinese 雙 (MC sraewng).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "双",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "双",
          "そう"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sō",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "そう"
      },
      "expansion": "双(そう) • (sō)",
      "name": "ja-adj"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Japanese",
  "lang_code": "ja",
  "pos": "adj",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "pair; double"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "pair",
          "pair"
        ],
        [
          "double",
          "double"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "other": "そー"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[so̞ː]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "双"
}
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  "called_from": "parser/1336",
  "msg": "no corresponding start tag found for </span>",
  "path": [
    "双"
  ],
  "section": "Japanese",
  "subsection": "noun",
  "title": "双",
  "trace": ""
}

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  "called_from": "parser/1336",
  "msg": "no corresponding start tag found for </span>",
  "path": [
    "双"
  ],
  "section": "Japanese",
  "subsection": "adjective",
  "title": "双",
  "trace": ""
}

This page is a part of the kaikki.org machine-readable Japanese dictionary. This dictionary is based on structured data extracted on 2024-05-01 from the enwiktionary dump dated 2024-04-21 using wiktextract (f4fd8c9 and c9440ce). The data shown on this site has been post-processed and various details (e.g., extra categories) removed, some information disambiguated, and additional data merged from other sources. See the raw data download page for the unprocessed wiktextract data.

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