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On'yomi
ソウ
SOU
Kun'yomi
ふた・たぐい・ならぶ・ふたつ
futa / tagui / narabu / futatsu

pair · set · comparison · counter for pairs

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Strokes4
Frequency#1029
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Stroke Order

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Strokes4

Cultural Context

Etymology

Shape of two birds. Two.

Symbolism

Twins, both sides, pair. Represents two.

Words & Expressions

Four-Character Compounds

天下無双

てんかむそう

peerless; unequaled; unequalled; peerless

沙羅双樹

さらそうじゅ

sal (tree) (Shorea robusta); saul; Japanese stewartia (Stewartia pseudocamellia); sal (tree) (Shorea robusta)

国士無双

こくしむそう

distinguished person; thirteen orphans; winning hand containing one of each terminal and honor tile plus one extra copy of any of them; distinguished person

海内無双

かいだいむそう

unparalleled in the whole country; unparalleled in the whole country

古今無双

ここんむそう

unparalleled in history; unparalleled in history

忠勇無双

ちゅうゆうむそう

of peerless loyalty and bravery; of peerless loyalty and bravery

当代無双

とうだいむそう

being unsurpassed (unparalleled) at present; being unsurpassed (unparalleled) at present