寮
dormitory, hostel, villa, tea pavillion
Readings
On'yomi
- リョウ
Kun'yomi
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Meaning
寮 centers on a building where people stay temporarily or for a specific purpose: a dormitory, hostel, villa, or tea pavilion. The common thread is a dedicated structure for lodging or leisure.
Most common words using 寮
20 of 35- 寮りょうN4
hostel; dormitory
- 寮生りょうせい
boarder; boarding student
- 全寮ぜんりょう
whole dormitory; every dormitory
- 寮長りょうちょう
dormitory leader; dormitory superintendent
- 入寮にゅうりょう
moving into a dormitory
- 寮母りょうぼ
housemother; dorm mother
- 寮費りょうひ
boarding expenses (for staying at a dormitory); lodging charge
- 茶寮ちゃりょう
tea-ceremony room; tea-ceremony hut
- 学寮がくりょう
student hostel; hall of residence; dormitory
- 入寮式にゅうりょうしき
entrance ceremony (when students enter a dormitory)
- 全寮制ぜんりょうせい
system where all students live in dormitories; residential system; boarding system (e.g. boarding school)
- 大学寮だいがくりょう
Daigaku-ryō; former imperial university of Japan, established under the ritsuryō system for the training of government administrators
- 大炊寮おおいりょう
Bureau of the Imperial Palace Kitchens (under the ritsuryō system)
- 女子寮じょしりょう
women's dormitory
- 学生寮がくせいりょう
student accommodation; student dormitory
- 寄宿寮きしゅくりょう
boarding house; residence hall; dormitory
- 寮則りょうそく
dormitory rules
- 寮棟りょうとう
dormitory building; dormitory hall
- 寮歌りょうか
dormitory song
- 寮父りょうふ
housefather; dorm father; houseparent
Study
Etymology
寮 combines 宀 (roof, building) with 尞, which likely contributes the sound and may relate to burning or light, but the exact historical development is uncertain.
Meaning mnemonic
Under a roof 宀, the lower part 尞 looks like a complex structure with small rooms (小) and a central hall (日). Imagine a dormitory building with many small rooms for students.
Reading mnemonic
For リョウ, picture a row of dormitory rooms: row -> リョウ, and each room is a small living space under one roof.