JLPT N1 · 14 strokes
Kanji 僚: "colleague, official, companion"
The kanji 僚 means "colleague, official, companion". It is written with 14 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N1, read リョウ in on'yomi.
Stroke order
Strokes are written in the order of the numbers. The order is not decorative: it is what gives the character its balance, and it is also how handwriting search works in Japanese dictionaries.
Readings
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
リョウ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
no recorded reading
In a kun'yomi reading, the dot separates the kanji from its okurigana: かた.る is read かたる and written 語る. A hyphen marks a bound position, like -び in 日.
At a glance
| Meaning | colleague, official, companion |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 14 |
| JLPT level | N1 |
| Taught in Japan | secondary school |
| Frequency rank | 709 of 2,501 |
Common words with 僚
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 同僚coworker; co-worker; colleague; associate
- 官僚bureaucrat; government official; bureaucracy
- 閣僚cabinet ministers
- 幕僚staff; staff officer
- 僚機consort plane
- 高級官僚elite bureaucrat; high government official; high-ranking bureaucrat; senior government official
- 僚友colleague; workmate; comrade; coworker
- 幕僚長chief of staff
- 官僚的bureaucratic
- 僚艦consort ship
- 官僚機構bureaucratic organization; bureaucracy
- 閣僚会議cabinet meeting; meeting of ministers
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