Kanji
寮
N1
15 strokes
Grade 8
freq #1705
dormitory, hostel, villa, tea pavillion
On'yomi (音読み)
リョウ
On'yomi compounds (音読み)
寮
りょう
hostel; dormitory
寮生
りょうせい
boarder; boarding student
寮母
りょうぼ
housemother; dorm mother
寮費
りょうひ
boarding expenses (for staying at a dormitory); lodging charge
陰陽寮
おんようりょう
Bureau of Onmyō; government office in charge of astronomical observations, divination and calendar making (under the ritsuryō system)
入寮式
にゅうりょうしき
entrance ceremony (when students enter a dormitory)
玄蕃寮
げんばりょう
The Agency for Buddhists and Foreigners (ritsuryō system)
雅楽寮
ががくりょう
government office in charge of court music (ritsuryō period)
寮監
りょうかん
housemaster; resident advisor
寮父
りょうふ
housefather; dorm father
Example sentences
彼（かれ）のはいっている寮（りょう）は食事（しょくじ）が大変（たいへん）よい。
The food is very good in the dormitory where he lives.
私（わたし）の大学（だいがく）には寮（りょう）があります。
My university has a dorm.