領 — kanji meaning “jurisdiction”
領
jurisdiction, dominion, territory, fief, reign
- Meanings
- jurisdiction, dominion, territory, fief, reign
- On'yomi
- リョウ (ryou)
- Kun'yomi
- えり
- Name readings
- よう、よし
- Strokes
- 14
- School grade
- 5
- JLPT (old scale)
- Level 2
- Newspaper frequency
- #138 of 2,500
- Classical radical
- 181
- Chinese reading
- lǐng — Chinese character page
Words with 領
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 大統領 | だいとうりょう daitouryou | president (of a country) |
| 領域 | りょういき ryouiki | territory; domain |
| 領土 | りょうど ryoudo | territory; domain; dominion |
| 占領 | せんりょう senryou | occupying; having (an area) all to oneself |
| 要領 | ようりょう youryou | point; gist; essentials |
| 領海 | りょうかい ryoukai | territorial waters |
| 領事館 | りょうじかん ryoujikan | consulate |
| 領収 | りょうしゅう ryoushuu | receipt (of money); receiving |
| 領空 | りょうくう ryoukuu | territorial airspace |
| 横領 | おうりょう ouryou | embezzlement; misappropriation; usurpation |
| 受領 | じゅりょう juryou | receipt (of a letter, money, etc.); acceptance; receiving |
| 領地 | りょうち ryouchi | territory; dominion; grounds (e.g. school) |
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