Modern common use: a residential building for students, workers, or group members. Often part of a school, company, or organization.
I live in the university dormitory.
The company dormitory is close to the station.
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
Under the ritsuryō system, bureaus (ryō) were established under ministries.
Archaic term for a room or building used for tea ceremony, often seen in historical or literary contexts.
See also: 茶寮
In old documents, the word 茶寮 sometimes refers to a tea-ceremony room.
Archaic term for a villa or country house, now largely replaced by 別荘.
See also: 別荘
The use of 寮 to mean 'villa' is mostly limited to old examples.
Many university students live in a dormitory.
New students move into the dormitory starting in April.
I plan to move out of the dormitory after graduation.
He spent three years living in a dormitory.
寮 is another type of government office in the ritsuryō system, often with different functions than 司.
housemother; dorm mother
dormitory fees; boarding expenses
tea-ceremony room; tea-ceremony hut · restaurant; cafe; coffee shop
dormitory; student hostel; hall of residence · seminary · college (UK university)
dormitory rules
dormitory building; dormitory hall
dormitory song
housefather; dorm father; houseparent
dormitory supervisor; housemaster; resident advisor
dormitory; dormitory building
moving out of a dormitory
women's dormitory
student dormitory; student accommodation
boarding house; dormitory; residence hall