Kanji

What does the kanji 遼 mean?

遼 means distant, far-reaching. On'yomi リョウ.

Quick facts
On'yomiリョウ
Strokes15
Main radical辵
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N1
On'yomi リョウ
N1 · estimated, JLPT framework15 strokes

distant, far-reaching

Memory hook

Going (辶) until the sun (日) is only small (小) — FAR AWAY, DISTANT.

Stroke order · 15 strokes

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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.

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.