両端

りょうたん

Also written りょうはし, りょうはじ

Meanings

1. Noun both ends; either end; both edges
2. double-mindedness; sitting on the fence

Kanji

• 両 both. Read as リョウ.
• 端 edge. Read as タン.

Example sentences

• ろうそくの両端を燃やすことは、極めて簡単にろうそくを溶かすことになる - 美女を両脇に抱え込んだプレイボーイのように。
  Burning the candle at both ends reduces the candle to wax in a hurry - just like a playboy having a pretty girl on each arm.
• テープの両端をつないで下さい。
  Please join the two ends of the tape together.

Common phrases

• 両端にある
• 両端を持つ
• 両端を結ぶ

Words containing 両端

• 首鼠両端 (しゅそりょうたん) being unable to make up one's mind
• 首鼠両端を持す (しゅそりょうたんをじす) to be unable to make up one's mind
• 両端揃え (りょうたんぞろえ) full justification

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