量
量 — Quantity
quantity, measure, weight, amount, consider, estimate
On’yomiリョウ (ryou)
Kun’yomiはかる (hakaru)
Stroke order (12 strokes)
Watch the strokes draw themselves in the correct order — numbers mark where each stroke starts. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA).
Common words using 量
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 大量 | たいりょう tairyou | large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction) |
| 重量 | じゅうりょう juuryou | weight |
| 数量 | すうりょう suuryou | quantity; volume; amount |
| 総量 | そうりょう souryou | aggregate amount |
| 裁量 | さいりょう sairyou | discretion; judgement; judgment |
| 軽量 | けいりょう keiryou | light weight |
Study notes
量 is a JLPT N2 kanji written with 12 strokes. It is taught in Japanese elementary school (grade 4), so native children learn it early — a good sign it appears everywhere. Ranked #469 of the 2,500 most frequent kanji in newspapers. On’yomi (音読み) are Chinese-derived readings mostly used in compound words; kun’yomi (訓読み) are native Japanese readings, with any highlighted part written in hiragana after the kanji (okurigana).
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