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What does the kanji 僚 mean?

僚 means colleague, fellow official; official. On'yomi リョウ.

Quick facts
On'yomiリョウ
Strokes14
Main radical人
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N1
On'yomi リョウ
N1 · estimated, JLPT framework14 strokes

colleague, fellow official; official

Memory hook

A person (亻) working alongside you on great (大) matters — COLLEAGUE, OFFICIAL.

Main radical

人person 2 strokes

Built from

Stroke order · 14 strokes

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Common words

  • 同僚どうりょうcolleague, coworker
  • 官僚かんりょうbureaucrat, bureaucracy

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Data sources and licences

English meanings, On/Kun readings, stroke counts: KANJIDIC2 — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Components: KRADFILE (EDRDG). Stroke order: KanjiVG (Ulrich Apel), licensed CC BY-SA 3.0. Mnemonics written by GoMe.

Voice: VOICEVOX Nemo.

N5–N1 levels on this page are estimates based on the JLPT framework, drawn from community benchmarks. GoMe Nihongo is not affiliated with the Japan Foundation or JEES, which administer the JLPT.