寮 means “dormitory, hostel”

りょう · ryou

Also: villa, tea pavillion

On'yomi (Chinese reading)

リョウ

JLPT N1 · Taught in secondary school · 15 strokes

The story

A roof (宀) over 尞, an old sign for a bonfire: picture students crowded round one fire under the same roof. 寮 is a dormitory: 学生寮 for students, 社員寮 for company staff, and the 寮母 who cooks and keeps the house rules.

Used in 寮 (ryou, dormitory), 学生寮 (gakuseiryou, student dorm), and 社員寮 (shainryou, company dorm)

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• 儒 Confucian
• 稽 consider
• 検 examine
• 評 evaluate
• 批 criticize
• 修 study
• 博 broad
• 択 choose
• 秀 excel
• 慮 consideration
• 俊 talented
• 敏 quick

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