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寮

dormitory
Stroke count: 15

Readings

On readingリョウ
JōyōGrade 8KANJIDIC

Meanings

  1. dormitoryRtK
    彼のはいっている寮は食事が大変よい。The food is very good in the dormitory where he lives.tatoeba
    私の大学には寮があります。My university has a dorm.tatoeba
  2. hostel
  3. villa
  4. tea pavillion
  1. bureau (government department beneath a ministry under the ritsuryō system)
  2. tea-ceremony room

Synonyms

別荘宿舎寄宿舎茶寮

Radicals and components

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Mnemonic (RtK)

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house · pup tent · large (大) · St. Bernard (犬) · sun (日) · day (日) · small (小) · little (小)

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 1844

Compound words

寮生りょうせい
boarder; boarding student
学寮がくりょう
student hostel
茶寮ちゃりょう
tea-ceremony room
寮長りょうちょう
dormitory leader
寮費りょうひ
boarding expenses (for staying at a dormitory)
寮母りょうぼ
housemother
学生寮がくせいりょう
student accommodation
工員寮こういんりょう
dormitory for factory workers
社員寮しゃいんりょう
company dormitory
独身寮どくしんりょう
hostel for bachelors

On Reading Examples

すぐに君は寮で生活するのになじみますよ。りょう
You will soon adjust to living in a dormitory.tatoeba
あの二人の少年は寮の同じ部屋を共有している。りょう
Those two boys share the same dormitory room.tatoeba

Additional Examples

駐車スペースを白いラインで囲み、「学寮長専用」という掲示板が立っている。
There were white lines around it, and it had a notice saying, "Reserved for Head of College."tatoeba

Stroke Order

15 strokes

Practice Writing

Practice Writing 寮

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