This site will be taken down March 31st, 2026.

This was not an easy decision to make. For the last couple years, I have been struggling to find motivation for this site and to keep up with basic maintenance and security updates. With the rise of AI and more sophisticated tools, the usefulness of sites like this is questionable and traffic has nose-dived. I just don't have it in me to keep doing this. Thank you all for 10 years of support!

Zach

Readings

Kana: リョウ、よ.い、-よ.い、い.い、-い.い
Romaji: ryō, yo.i, -yo.i, i.i, -i.i
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Name Readings

Kana: じ、なが、まこと、よし、ら、りょ、ろう
Romaji: ji, naga, makoto, yoshi, ra, ryo, rou
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Romaji

Meanings

good, pleasing, skilled

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  7
Radical Number:  138
Frequency:  501
Grade:  4
Skip Pattern:  4-7-4
Korean Reading:  ryang
Chinese Reading:  liang2
Unicode:  826f
JIS:  4E49

Indexes

Halpern Index: 3558
Nelson Index: 3885
New Nelson Index: 4954
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 0a7.3
Four Corner Index: 3073.2
Guide to Remembering Index: 598
Gakken Index: 520
Japanese Names Index: 767
Daikanwanjiten Index: 30597
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 9.0501
Remembering the kanji Index: 1468
Kanji Way Index: 479
Kanji Flashcards Index: 861
Kodansha Compact Index: 1642
Read Writing Kanji Third Index: 628
Kanji in Context Index: 602
1999 Kanji Learners Index: 2216
2013 Kanji Learners Index: 2980
French Remembering the Kanji Index: 1480
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 1578
Essential Kanji Index: 586
Kodansha Kanji Index: 4373
Roo 2001 Kanji Index: 865
Read Writing the Kanji Index: 530
Tuttle Kanji Cards Index: 492

Words

(りょう)
good; B grade (in an A, B, C ... system)
改良 (かいりょう)
improvement; reform
良好 (りょうこう)
favorable; favourable; satisfactory
優良 (ゆうりょう)
superior; excellent; fine
良質 (りょうしつ)
good quality; fine quality; superior quality; high quality
良い (よい)
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable; sufficient (can be used to turn down an offer); ready; prepared; profitable (e.g. deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial; OK
不良 (ふりょう)
badness; inferiority; delinquency; failure; defect; blemish
仲良く (なかよく)
on good terms with; on cordial terms with; getting along well with; happily; peacefully; to make friends with; to be good friends with; to get along with
良心 (りょうしん)
conscience
最良 (さいりょう)
the best; ideal
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