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領

Territory
Stroke count: 14

Readings

On readingリョウ
JLPT level: N2JōyōGrade 5Level 22

Verbs with «領»

占領する受領する

Meanings

  1. territory
  2. jurisdictionRtK
  3. dominion
  4. fief
  5. reign
  1. collar
  2. lapel
  3. neckband
  4. neck
  5. nape of the neck

Radicals and components

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Mnemonic (RtK)

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orders · meeting · chop-seal · hanko · head (首) · page · one (一) · ceiling (冖) · drop (丶) · shellfish · clam · oyster · eye (目) · animal legs (儿) · eight (八)

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 1507

Compound words

横領おうりょう
embezzlement; misappropriation; usurpation
綱領こうりょう
general plan; main points; summary; platform (e.g. for a campaign); mission statement
受領じゅりょう
receipt (of a letter, money, etc.); acceptance; receiving
占領せんりょう
occupying; having (an area) all to oneself; military occupation; possession; capture
本領ほんりょう
characteristic quality; special character; one's real ability; one's specialty; one's function
要領ようりょう
point; gist; essentials; tenets; outline
領域りょういき
territory; domain; field; area; domain
領事りょうじ
consul
領収りょうしゅう
receipt (of money); receiving
領地りょうち
territory; dominion; grounds (e.g. school)
領土りょうど
territory; domain; dominion; possession
領有りょうゆう
possession (esp. of a territory)
首領しゅりょう
head; chief; boss; leader
領海りょうかい
territorial waters
領空りょうくう
territorial airspace
領内りょうない
(within a) territory; domains
領袖りょうしゅう
leader; chief; boss
総領事そうりょうじ
consul general
大統領だいとうりょう
president (of a country); big man; boss; buddy; mate
領事館りょうじかん
consulate
領収書りょうしゅうしょ
formal receipt (of payment; oft. hand-written)
学習指導要領がくしゅうしどうようりょう
government course (curriculum) guidelines
旧領きゅうりょう
old fief
公領こうりょう
duchy

On Reading Examples

この島は１９世紀にはフランス領であった。りょう
This island belonged to France in the 19th century.tatoeba

Additional Examples

彼は必ず大統領の椅子につく人物だ。
He is a natural to win the Presidency.tatoeba
彼は遅かれ早かれ、必ずや大統領になる男だ。
He is sure to become the President sooner or later.tatoeba
彼は大統領選挙に出馬しないことに決めた。
He chose not to run for the presidential election.tatoeba
彼は大統領選挙で懸命に戦った。
He made a hard run of the presidency.tatoeba

Stroke Order

14 strokes

Territory, domain. 令 (command) + 頁 (head) — the one who commands rules the land. 大統領 — president.

Practice Writing

Practice Writing 領

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