Entry
  1. Noun

    double-sword fencing; two-sword fencer

    see 使い

  2. being skilled in two fields; (an) expert in two fields

  3. liking both alcohol and sweets; person who likes alcohol and sweets equally well

  4. bisexual (person)

    Colloquial

Also written 両刀遣い【りょうとうづかい】

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Characters in this word

3
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

both, old Japanese coin, counter for carriages (e.g., in a train), two

Kun
てるふたつ
On
リョウ
Strokes
6
Taught
Grade 3
JLPT
N3
Frequency
247 of 2500
Radical
one
WaniKani
Level 6

Built from

Used in names as

もろ

Dictionary and index codes (33)
CodeReference
4-6-1SKIP code
0a6.11The Kanji Dictionary
1022.7Four corner code
3153deroo
4e21Unicode hex code
1-46-30JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
34Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
23New Nelson (John Haig)
3518New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
4331Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2191Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2949Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1168Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1252Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
281A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
531Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
859Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
46Morohashi
411A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
200Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
200Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
336sakade
286Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
434henshall3
275Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
288crowley
556Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
15Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1176Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
liang3Pinyin reading
ryangKorean reading
n3JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
6WaniKani level
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

sword, saber, knife

Kun
かたなそり
On
トウ
Strokes
2
Taught
Grade 2
JLPT
N1
Frequency
1794 of 2500
Radical
knife
WaniKani
Level 2

Built from

Used in names as

わき

Dictionary and index codes (32)
CodeReference
3-1-1, 4-2-1SKIP code
2f0.1The Kanji Dictionary
1722.0Four corner code
3545deroo
5200Unicode hex code
1-37-65JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
665Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
448New Nelson (John Haig)
2926New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
3642Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1857Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2534Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
83Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
87Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1494A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
12Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
34Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
1845Morohashi
181A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
37Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
37Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
289sakade
1088Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
198henshall3
81Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
441Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
177Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
84Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
dao1Pinyin reading
doKorean reading
n1JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
2WaniKani level
使
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

use, send on a mission, order, messenger, envoy, ambassador, cause

Kun
つか.うつか.い-つか.い-づか.い
On
Strokes
8
Taught
Grade 3
JLPT
N4
Frequency
219 of 2500
Radical
person
WaniKani
Level 9

Built from

Dictionary and index codes (34)
CodeReference
1-2-6SKIP code
2a6.2The Kanji Dictionary
2520.6Four corner code
2166deroo
4f7fUnicode hex code
1-27-40JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
432Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
196New Nelson (John Haig)
90New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
100Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
68Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
72Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
990Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1065Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
226A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
556Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
210Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
573Morohashi
287A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
331Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
331Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
224sakade
117Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
303henshall3
298Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
239crowley
199Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
2.3busy_people
89Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
999Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
shi3, shi4Pinyin reading
saKorean reading
n4JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
9WaniKani level