noun
Modern common use: a residential building for students, workers, or group members. Often part of a school, company, or organization.
大学の寮に住んでいる。
I live in the university dormitory.
会社の寮は駅から近い。
The company dormitory is close to the station.
noun
government bureau (ritsuryō system)
Archaic historical term: a government office under a ministry in the ritsuryō administrative system of ancient Japan.
See also: 律令制
律令制では、省の下に寮が置かれた。
Under the ritsuryō system, bureaus (ryō) were established under ministries.
noun
Archaic term for a room or building used for tea ceremony, often seen in historical or literary contexts.
See also: 茶寮
古い文献では、茶寮という言葉が茶室を指すことがある。
In old documents, the word 茶寮 sometimes refers to a tea-ceremony room.
noun
Archaic term for a villa or country house, now largely replaced by 別荘.
See also: 別荘
「寮」が別荘の意味で使われたのは、主に古い時代の用例に限られる。
The use of 寮 to mean 'villa' is mostly limited to old examples.