Word Meaning

りょう ryou

寮 is read as りょう (ryou) and means bureau (government department beneath a ministry under the ritsuryō system).

Meaning

English

  1. bureau (government department beneath a ministry under the ritsuryō system)
  2. tea-ceremony room
  3. villa
  4. hostel
  5. dormitory

Reading

Kana

りょう

Romaji

ryou

Stroke Sequence

1 Characters • 15 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 準2級 Rank 5756 Priority A

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

寮生

りょうせい

boarder

寮母

りょうぼ

housemother

寮費

りょうひ

boarding expenses (for staying at a dormitory)

Example Sentences

9

かれはだいがくのりょうにすんでいます。

he lives in a university dormitory.

あにはかいしゃのりょうにはいった。

my older brother moved into a company dormitory.

このりょうはもんげんがきびしいです。

this dormitory has a strict curfew.

りょうのひようはとてもやすいです。

the dormitory fees are very cheap.

りょうであたらしいともだちができました。

i made new friends at the dormitory.

そのりょうはかなりふるいです。

that dormitory is quite old.

りょうのしょくどうでゆうしょくをたべます。

i eat dinner at the dormitory cafeteria.

らいげつ、りょうをでるつもりです。

i plan to move out of the dormitory next month.

りょうのへやはふたりべやです。

the dormitory room is a double room.