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両立
Meaning in Englishcompatibility, coexistence, standing together
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What it means
両立 means the state or act of maintaining two goals, tasks, or conditions at the same time, ensuring that neither is sacrificed.
Main meanings
- Two aims can coexist in daily life or planning without one negating the other.
- It emphasizes compatibility and the practical effort required to reconcile competing commitments.
- Common collocations include balancing work and family or study and work in both personal and organizational contexts.
How to use it
Used across formal and informal registers to describe the act or habit of balancing two obligations or objectives; common in personal life discussions and policy or academic writing; typical in expressions that pair two domains such as work and family or study and career.
Variants and close terms
- 共存 — coexistence (kyōzon)
- 並存 — coexistence or parallel existence (heizon)
- 矛盾 — contradiction, incompatibility (mujun)
Composition
- 両: two, both; marks duality
- 立: to stand, establish
- Together they convey the sense of standing for both sides or maintaining two aims at once
Etymology
From the on'yomi readings ryō of 両 and ritsu of 立, merged to form a Sino-Japanese compound expressing two-sided standing.
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noun (suru noun)
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設立
setsuritsu
establishment, foundation, institution
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創立
souritsu
establishment, founding
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立ち去る
tachisaru
to leave, to depart
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立ち寄る
tachiyoru
to stop by, to drop in for a short visit
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立て替える
tatekaeru
to pay in advance, to pay for another
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中立
chuuritsu
neutrality
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仕立てる
shitateru
to tailor, to make, to prepare
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立体
rittai
solid body
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立方
rippou
cube
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