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Kotomora

僚

colleague, official, companion

JLPTN1StatusJōyō · secondary schoolFrequencyTop 1,000Strokes14

Readings

On'yomi

  • リョウ

Kun'yomi

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Meaning

僚 centers on a person who works alongside others in a shared role: a colleague, companion, or fellow official.

Most common words using 僚

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  • 同僚どうりょう
    N3

    coworker; co-worker; colleague; associate

  • 官僚かんりょう
    N1

    bureaucrat; government official; bureaucracy

  • 閣僚かくりょう
    N1

    cabinet ministers

  • 幕僚ばくりょう

    staff; staff officer

  • 僚機りょうき

    consort plane

  • 僚艦りょうかん

    consort ship

  • 僚友りょうゆう

    colleague; workmate; comrade; coworker

  • 統合幕僚会議とうごうばくりょうかいぎ

    Joint Staff Council

  • 僚船りょうせん

    consort ship

  • 一般幕僚いっぱんばくりょう

    general staff

  • 下僚かりょう

    subordinates; petty officials

  • 党官僚とうかんりょう

    apparatchik

  • 内閣閣僚ないかくかくりょう

    cabinet members

  • 吏僚りりょう

    public servant; government official

  • 地球環境保全関係閣僚会議ちきゅうかんきょうほぜんかんけいかくりょうかいぎ

    Council of Ministers for Global Environment Conservation

  • 官僚主導かんりょうしゅどう

    initiative taken by bureaucrats in the drafting of government policies and bills (rather than by politicians)

  • 官僚主義かんりょうしゅぎ

    bureaucracy

  • 官僚主義者かんりょうしゅぎしゃ

    bureaucrat

  • 官僚制かんりょうせい

    bureaucracy

  • 官僚化かんりょうか

    bureaucratization; bureaucratisation

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Etymology

僚 combines 亻 (person) with 尞, which likely contributes the sound and may relate to a group or gathering, giving the idea of a person in a group of colleagues.

Meaning mnemonic

A person 亻 beside 尞, which looks like a gathering around a fire with smoke rising. Picture colleagues standing together by a fire, sharing companionship.

Reading mnemonic

For リョウ, imagine a colleague named Leo who always works beside you: Leo -> リョウ, and you two are companions on the job.