双方

See also: 雙方

Chinese

For pronunciation and definitions of 双方 – see 雙方 (“both sides; both parties; two parties; bilateral”). (This term is the simplified form of 雙方).

Notes: Simplified Chinese is mainly used in Mainland China, Malaysia, and Singapore. Traditional Chinese is mainly used in Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan.

Japanese

Kanji in this term
双	方
そう Grade: S	ほう Grade: 2
on'yomi

Alternative spelling
雙方 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

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

Noun

双(そう)方(ほう) • (sōhō) 

1. both sides, both parties

Synonyms

• 両方(りょうほう) (ryōhō)

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

References

• “双方”, in 漢字ぺディア [Kanjipedia]‎^[1] (in Japanese), The Japan Kanji Aptitude Testing Foundation, 2015–2026