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JLPT N3 · Noun

量 (ryou)

量 (りょう, ryou) is a Japanese noun meaning “quantity; amount”. It appears in JLPT N3 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading
りょう
Romaji
ryou
Word class
Noun
Level
JLPT N3 (unofficial)

Meaning

  1. quantity; amount; volume; capacity; portion (of food) · noun, suffix noun
  2. generosity; magnanimity; tolerance · noun
  3. pramana (means by which one gains accurate and valid knowledge; in Indian philosophy) · noun

Example sentences

彼女はかなりの量の酒を飲んだ。
She has had quite a lot to drink.
Tatoeba #93030

Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Kanji in 量

量
quantity, measure, weightリョウ・はか.る · 12 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 量.

量るはかるto measure重量じゅうりょうweight測量そくりょうmeasurement分量ぶんりょうamount微量びりょうminuscule amount熱量ねつりょうquantity of heat (e.g. in calories, BTU, etc.)感無量かんむりょうdeep emotion

Source: JMdict entry 1554640 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.