Translation

一組 / 二つ組 / ペア

Meaning

Pair means two people or things that go together, match, or are used as one set. It sounds like pear and pare, but pair is about two connected items, not fruit or cutting.

Examples

• 新しい靴を一足買いました。
  I bought a new pair of shoes.
• その二人の学生は実験でペアになりました。
  The two students worked as a pair in the experiment.