両 both, both sides; two, a pair of things; two each, two with one 丅,凵,冂,一,山,

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On-yomi [ Toggle rōmaji ]

リョウ
RYO　U

Kun-yomi

てる　･　ふたつ
te　ru　･　fu　ta　tsu

Glyph elements [ Toggle Font ]

丅

カ,ゲ,した,しも,もと,さ,くだ,お down, rod down

　DOWN
　

凵

カン,× cavity, open container, receptacle, bin

　THREE-SIDED and OPEN
　

冂

キョウ,ケイ,× widely spread legs, surrounding outer edge

　VERTICAL RECIPROCATING MOTION, ROD with TENSION TIGHT SPRING-LIKE ACTION, NO-LONGER-INTEGRATED AND BOUND FOOT OF CHINESE FEMALE
　

一

イチ,イツ,ひと～ horizontal, array of items, reciprocating lateral motion, indicates width or extent, one segment, rod stalk or stem

　SIDE TO SIDE, BACK AND FORTH
　

山

サン,セン,やま peaked, mountain-like shape, lava cone, eruptions, speculated area to be covered during an examination, wadded bundle of raw sticky threads, rod in sheath cavity, glans penis

　UPRIGHT VERTICAL MOTION within CAVITY
…or: ROD protruding from CAVITY
　

Meanings of elements

ROD DOWN in CAVITIES within SPREAD LEGS
…or: ARRAY of ROUND HOLES, SPREAD LEGS with GLANS
…or: GLANS meets ROD through wall of SPREAD LEGS

BOTH SIDES, BOTH or TWO AT A TIME, TWO EACH. Original Chinese forms of this glyph (兩, 两) include elements of「rod down」into「spread legs」and「insertion, enter, put into」forming two cavities within spread legs from BOTH SIDES during the session (female human legs in almost all cases since male human legs do not normally surround two cavities, with the remainder being other animals, notably ewes)…a three-or-more-some, with the lower orifices of the female human or ewe both being placed in service simultaneously, hence FROM BOTH SIDES.
　Some sources explain the original Chinese elements of 'yen, a yearning for, round, circle' (円) were「spread legs (冂) with glans (山)」inside them, that is, this glyph without the「rod down」or「rod, array」element on top, which would indicate orifices forming a round circular shape due to penetration. Although needless to point out, a female normally has two potential entry points, BOTH SIDES having a generally round orifice, depending upon what might be passing through it at the moment.
　Glyph for「cucumber, a type of melon」(瓜) is shown for comparison, since some scholars assert the 両 glyph depicts a melon sliced in half (not likely though). Nevertheless, a split melon in Chinese does refer allegorically to「lost feminine virginity」due in part if not entirely to the application of a cucumber in one's youth, so that this glyph originally depicted taking shafts in both the vagina and anus simultaneously, as BOTH SIDES, limited to TWO AT A TIME…or, firmly grasping two cucumbers if the scholars are to be believed. Possible origin of the English proverb:「two heads are better than one.」
　One Japanese pronunciation also suggests「shining, brightly flashing」as a meaning.

Modern definitions (that generally disregard history) …excluding politically incorrect concepts and other meanings deemed offensive today; may list only pigeonholed definitions, euphemisms, or meaningless mnemonics)
Chinese: Japanese variant of 兩|两
Japanese: both, ryo, 41-42 g, 2 tan, counter for carriages
Unihan extended: two, both, pair, couple; a tael, ounce
EDRDG: both; old Japanese coin; counter for carriages (e.g., in a train); two

Used within names (nanori)
もろ

Always keep in mind that these glyphs were originally created by groups of clever old men as vulgar riddles and analogies for their own entertainment (see 籒 for that) and represented Chinese society many thousands of years ago, and not as a written or spoken language. If these glyphs had been intended for language use, the sages could not have possibly designed a worse system. Is it truly possible that all these glyphs started out as off-color jokes and puzzles? Yes! It is! Sex had no shame in ancient China. Why would it? And now, there is a cover-up. No one is suggesting these glyphs depict contemporary life in China, Japan, or anywhere else. This site describes glyph meanings, not people. These glyphs however, describe many and various things, including people, long before there were any notions of becoming politically incorrect. The question to be answered is, should these glyphs continue being used, by anyone, anywhere, for expressing language? (More...) Despite how bad the human world is today, do you actually believe that the so-called good old days were any better? Or they could only have been worse?

By the way, with a limited number of the same elements used by the sages again and again to form these glyphs, you should expect to find the same explanations again and again, as tedious as that may become, and as an inherent trait of any dictionary. This site explains the dual meanings of glyphs most often ignored by other sources that provide you with only the sanctioned definition, generally.