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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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N1
立法
rippou
legislation, lawmaking
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両極
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both extremities, north and south poles
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腹立ち
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anger
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組み立てる
kumitateru
to assemble, to set up, to construct
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国立
kokuritsu
national
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献立
kondate
menu
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私立
shiritsu
private (establishment)
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成立
seiritsu
formation, establishment, completion
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対立
tairitsu
confrontation, opposition, antagonism
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