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On'yomi
リョウ
RYOU
Kun'yomi
えり
eri

jurisdiction · dominion · territory · fief · reign

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Strokes14
Frequency#138
Radicalpage(9)

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Component Breakdown

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令 + head

Cultural Context

Etymology

Combines 'head' (頁) with 'command' (令), representing the domain commanded as a leader.

Symbolism

Symbolizes territory, dominion, and jurisdiction. Represents the reach of power and lands governed responsibly.

Words & Expressions

Four-Character Compounds

不得要領

ふとくようりょう

vague; ambiguous; noncommittal; vague

本領安堵

ほんりょうあんど

recognition and guarantee, by the shogunate, of ownership of the inherited estate of a samurai who pledged allegiance to it (in the Kamakura and early Muromachi periods); recognition and guarantee, by the shogunate, of ownership of the inherited estate of a samurai who pledged allegiance to it (in the Kamakura and early Muromachi periods)