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僚

僚·colleague, official

On-yomi
リョウ
Kun-yomi
none

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Stroke order

Write it in this order; the numbers mark where each stroke starts.

14 strokes, numbered in writing order. Data: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0).

Common words

WordReadingMeaning
同僚どうりょうcolleague, coworker
官僚かんりょうbureaucrat
閣僚かくりょうcabinet minister
僚友りょうゆうcomrade, fellow worker

Example sentences

  1. 同僚と昼ご飯を食べに行った。

    どうりょうとひるごはんをたべにいった。

    I went out for lunch with a colleague.

  2. 官僚の天下りが問題になっている。

    かんりょうのあまくだりがもんだいになっている。

    Bureaucrats taking post-retirement posts has become an issue.

  3. 閣僚の一人が責任を取って辞任した。

    かくりょうのひとりがせきにんをとってじにんした。

    One of the cabinet ministers resigned to take responsibility.

Similar-looking kanji

Do not confuse these on the exam.

Common mistakes

  • Writing 同療 or 同寮 for 同僚 — the colleague word takes the person radical
  • Reading 閣僚 as かくりゅう instead of かくりょう

Memory aid

Picture it

A person (亻) standing beside you at the same torch-lit post (尞) — your colleague.

Vocabulary using this kanji

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