両輪

Reading

Kana: りょうりん

Romaji: ryōrin

Definition

noun

1

two wheels

Kanji

両

Readings: リョウ、 てる、 ふたつ

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

輪

Readings: リン、 わ

Meanings: wheel, ring, circle, link, loop, counter for wheels and flowers

Example Sentence

お前(まえ)と俺(おれ)は、今回(こんかい)のプロジェクトでは車(くるま)の両輪(りょうりん)ということだろう。仲良(なかよ)くしないことにはうまくいかないよ。

➥It seems you and I are essential to this project. We'd better get along or it'll go badly.