双 – pair, set, comparison

4 strokesJōyō (secondary school)#1029 in newspaper frequencyN3 vocabulary

The kanji 双 means pair, set, comparison, counter for pairs. Its on’yomi (Chinese-derived reading) is ソウ (sou); its kun’yomi (native Japanese reading) is ふた、たぐい、ならぶ、ふたつ (futa, tagui, narabu, futatsu). It is written with 4 strokes, under radical 又 (no. 29).

Stroke order

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Readings

Type	Reading	Romaji
On’yomi	ソウ	sou
Kun’yomi	ふた	futa
Kun’yomi	たぐい	tagui
Kun’yomi	ならぶ	narabu
Kun’yomi	ふたつ	futatsu

A dot separates the kanji’s part from the okurigana (kana written after it), e.g. まな.ぶ → 学ぶ.

Radical and components

Radical: 又 (Kangxi radical 29). Components: 又・丶.

Words using 双

双子ふたごtwins

Example sentences

その双子は全くよく似ている。

The twins are very much alike.

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Kanji with the same radical

取受反収及友叔

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