No. 2,451 in Japanese
両方
"両方" means "both."
In a sentence
両方とも、私にとって大切です。
Both are important to me.
The word 両方 (ryouhou) is used here to indicate 'both' in reference to two unspecified entities that are being considered important.
彼は両方の選択肢を検討しました。
He considered both options.
両方 is employed to specify 'both' options being considered.
この2冊の本の両方を読みました。
I read both of these two books.
Here, 両方 refers to the two specified books, emphasizing that the speaker has read both.
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