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Reading

Kana: リョウ
Romaji: ryō
Kana
Romaji

Meanings

dormitory, hostel, villa, tea pavillion

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  15
Radical Number:  40
Frequency:  1705
Grade:  8
Skip Pattern:  2-3-12
Korean Reading:  ryo
Chinese Reading:  liao2
Unicode:  5bee
JIS:  4E40

Indexes

Halpern Index: 2359
Nelson Index: 1340
New Nelson Index: 1366
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 3m12.2
Four Corner Index: 3090.6
Guide to Remembering Index: 1910
Gakken Index: 1462
Japanese Names Index: 2364
Daikanwanjiten Index: 7325
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 3.1109
Remembering the kanji Index: 1708
Kanji Flashcards Index: 1219
Kodansha Compact Index: 498
Kanji in Context Index: 1183
1999 Kanji Learners Index: 1526
2013 Kanji Learners Index: 2079
French Remembering the Kanji Index: 1724
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 1844
Essential Kanji Index: 1459
Kodansha Kanji Index: 2984
Roo 2001 Kanji Index: 741
Tuttle Kanji Cards Index: 1754

Words

(りょう)
hostel; dormitory; bureau (government department beneath a ministry under the ritsuryo system)
全寮 (ぜんりょう)
whole dormitory; every dormitory
寮生 (りょうせい)
boarder; boarding student
寮歌 (りょうか)
dormitory song
寮母 (りょうぼ)
housemother; dorm mother
(つかさ)
office; official; chief; head; (Yaeyama Islands in Okinawa) person (usually a woman) whose duty it is to officiate at religions ceremonies
学寮 (がくりょう)
student hostel; dormitory (e.g. for factory workers)
寮長 (りょうちょう)
dormitory leader; dormitory superintendent
花嫁御寮 (はなよめごりょう)
(respectful term for a) bride
寮費 (りょうひ)
boarding-expenses
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