"双" meaning in Japanese

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Adjective

IPA: [ɸɯ̟ta̠], [so̞ː], [ɸɯ̟ta̠] 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: 49 0 51 0 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: [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: {{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)

Counter

IPA: [ɸɯ̟ta̠], [so̞ː], [ɸɯ̟ta̠] Forms: [canonical] (ruby: (そう)), -sō [romanization]
Etymology: Compare Middle Chinese 雙 (MC sraewng). Etymology templates: {{cog|ltc|-}} Middle Chinese, {{ltc-l|雙}} 雙 (MC sraewng) Head templates: {{ja-pos|counter|そう}} 双(そう) • (-sō)
  1. counter for pairs
    Sense id: en-双-ja-counter-n2-dqQEd Categories (other): Japanese counters, Japanese entries with incorrect language header, Japanese links with redundant alt parameters, Japanese links with redundant wikilinks, Japanese terms with 1 kanji, Japanese terms with Atamadaka pitch accent (Tōkyō), Japanese terms with multiple readings, Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys, Pages with 6 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Japanese counters: 0 0 100 0 Disambiguation of Japanese entries with incorrect language header: 0 0 100 0 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant alt parameters: 0 0 100 0 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant wikilinks: 0 0 100 0 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with 1 kanji: 0 0 100 0 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with Atamadaka pitch accent (Tōkyō): 0 0 100 0 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with multiple readings: 49 0 51 0 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 0 0 100 0 Disambiguation of Pages with 6 entries: 0 0 100 0 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 0 0 100 0
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Noun

IPA: [ɸɯ̟ta̠] Forms: [canonical] (ruby: (ふた)), futa [romanization]
Etymology: Originally /huta/: *[puta] > [ɸuta]. See full etymology at 二. Etymology templates: {{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 terms with redundant sortkeys
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1
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        [
          "set",
          "set"
        ],
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          "two",
          "two"
        ],
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          "pair",
          "pair"
        ]
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    }
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    {
      "ipa": "[ɸɯ̟ta̠]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "双"
}

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      "english": "binocular",
      "roman": "sōgan",
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        [
          "双",
          "そう"
        ],
        [
          "眼",
          "がん"
        ]
      ],
      "translation": "binocular",
      "word": "双眼"
    },
    {
      "english": "shoulders",
      "roman": "sōken",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "双",
          "そう"
        ],
        [
          "肩",
          "けん"
        ]
      ],
      "translation": "shoulders",
      "word": "双肩"
    },
    {
      "english": "dicotyledon",
      "roman": "sōshiyō shokubutsu",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "双",
          "そう"
        ],
        [
          "子",
          "し"
        ],
        [
          "葉",
          "よう"
        ],
        [
          "植",
          "しょく"
        ],
        [
          "物",
          "ぶつ"
        ]
      ],
      "translation": "dicotyledon",
      "word": "双子葉植物"
    },
    {
      "english": "twinning",
      "roman": "sōsei",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "双",
          "そう"
        ],
        [
          "生",
          "せい"
        ]
      ],
      "translation": "twinning",
      "word": "双生"
    },
    {
      "english": "twins",
      "roman": "sōseiji",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "双",
          "そう"
        ],
        [
          "生",
          "せい"
        ],
        [
          "児",
          "じ"
        ]
      ],
      "translation": "twins",
      "word": "双生児"
    },
    {
      "english": "painting of daffodil and ume flowers",
      "roman": "sōsei",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "双",
          "そう"
        ],
        [
          "清",
          "せい"
        ]
      ],
      "translation": "painting of daffodil and ume flowers",
      "word": "双清"
    },
    {
      "english": "twin stars",
      "roman": "sōsei",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "双",
          "そう"
        ],
        [
          "星",
          "せい"
        ]
      ],
      "translation": "twin stars",
      "word": "双星"
    },
    {
      "english": "double-headed",
      "roman": "sōtō",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "双",
          "そう"
        ],
        [
          "頭",
          "とう"
        ]
      ],
      "translation": "double-headed",
      "word": "双頭"
    },
    {
      "english": "pair of bright jewels",
      "roman": "sōheki",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "双",
          "そう"
        ],
        [
          "璧",
          "へき"
        ]
      ],
      "translation": "pair of bright jewels",
      "word": "双璧"
    },
    {
      "english": "two way, both parties",
      "roman": "sōhō",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "双",
          "そう"
        ],
        [
          "方",
          "ほう"
        ]
      ],
      "translation": "two way, both parties",
      "word": "双方"
    },
    {
      "english": "pair",
      "roman": "issō",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "一",
          "いっ"
        ],
        [
          "双",
          "そう"
        ]
      ],
      "translation": "pair",
      "word": "一双"
    }
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      "args": {
        "1": "雙"
      },
      "expansion": "雙 (MC sraewng)",
      "name": "ltc-l"
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  "etymology_text": "Compare Middle Chinese 雙 (MC sraewng).",
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    {
      "form": "双",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "双",
          "そう"
        ]
      ],
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      "ipa": "[ɸɯ̟ta̠]"
    },
    {
      "other": "そー"
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      "ipa": "[so̞ː]"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ɸɯ̟ta̠]"
    }
  ],
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  "pos": "counter",
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    {
      "glosses": [
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      "ipa": "[ɸɯ̟ta̠]"
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      "other": "そー"
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      "ipa": "[so̞ː]"
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    {
      "ipa": "[ɸɯ̟ta̠]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "双"
}

Download raw JSONL data for 双 meaning in Japanese (8.5kB)

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