双方

Japanese

Kanji in this term
双	方

Etymology

双 (sō, “set of two”) + 方 (hō, “side, party”)

Noun

双方 (hiragana そうほう, romaji sōhō)

1. both sides, both parties

Derived terms

双方向 (sōhōkō): two-way, interactive 双方向性 (sōhōkōsei): (computing) bidirectionality 双方向ＣＡＴＶ (sōhōkō CATV): (computing) bi-directional CATV 双方向テレビ (sōhōkō terebi): interactive television 双方独占 (sōhō dokusen): bilateral monopoly

双方向印刷 (sōhōkō insatsu): (computing) bidirectional printing 双方向通信 (sōhōkō tsūshin): (computing) bidirectional communication 双方向番組 (sōhōkō bangumi): interactive program 労使双方 (rōshi sōhō): both labor and management

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Mandarin

simpl.		双方
trad.		雙方

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Noun

双方 (simplified, Pinyin shuāngfāng, traditional 雙方)

1. both sides; both parties