領 – jurisdiction, dominion, territory

14 strokesTaught in grade 5#138 in newspaper frequencyN3 vocabulary

The kanji 領 means jurisdiction, dominion, territory, fief, reign. Its on’yomi (Chinese-derived reading) is リョウ (ryou); its kun’yomi (native Japanese reading) is えり (eri). It is written with 14 strokes, under radical 頁 (no. 181).

Stroke order

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Readings

Type	Reading	Romaji
On’yomi	リョウ	ryou
Kun’yomi	えり	eri

A dot separates the kanji’s part from the okurigana (kana written after it), e.g. まな.ぶ → 学ぶ.

Radical and components

Radical: 頁 (Kangxi radical 181). Components: 貝・目・ハ・頁・个・卩・一.

Words using 領

大統領だいとうりょうpresident (of a country)要領ようりょうpoint領事りょうじconsul領収りょうしゅうreceipt (of money)領りょうterritory (of country, feudal domain, etc.)占領せんりょうoccupying領域りょういきterritory領海りょうかいterritorial waters領地りょうちterritory領土りょうどterritory

Example sentences

大統領は強硬路線をとった。

The President took a hard line.

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この報告書は要領をえていない。

This report isn't to the point.

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この島は１９世紀にはフランス領であった。

This island belonged to France in the 19th century.

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Kanji with the same radical

題額頭顔類頼順項願預顧頑頂顕頻頃

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