寮
寮 — Dormitory
dormitory, hostel, villa, tea pavillion
On’yomiリョウ (ryou)
Kun’yomi—
Stroke order (15 strokes)
Watch the strokes draw themselves in the correct order — numbers mark where each stroke starts. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA).
Common words using 寮
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 寮 | りょう ryou | hostel; dormitory; bureau (government department beneath a ministry under the ritsuryō system) |
| 寮生 | りょうせい ryousei | boarder; boarding student |
| 寮母 | りょうぼ ryoubo | housemother; dorm mother |
| 寮費 | りょうひ ryouhi | boarding expenses (for staying at a dormitory); lodging charge |
Study notes
寮 is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 15 strokes. It is taught at secondary-school level in Japan. Ranked #1705 of the 2,500 most frequent kanji in newspapers. On’yomi (音読み) are Chinese-derived readings mostly used in compound words; kun’yomi (訓読み) are native Japanese readings, with any highlighted part written in hiragana after the kanji (okurigana).
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