Hanja Analyzer
聊

聊 — ryo

Meaning and reading as used in Korean (hanja).

Korean reading
애오라지 료
Romanization
ryo
English
somewhat, slightly, at least
Mandarin
liáo
Japanese on'yomi
リョウ, リュウ, ル
Japanese kun'yomi
いささか
Japanese usage
Not on either list
Strokes
11
Radical
耳 (128, 5 residual)
Phonetic component
卯
Unicode
U+804A

Parts that make up 聊

  • 耳 귀 이 귀귀와 듣는 일
  • 卯 토끼 묘sound 반으로 가른 제물 또는 맞물린 두 판넷째 지지. ‘묘·류’ 계열의 소리

How 聊 was formed

Traditional analysis treats 聊 as a phonetic-semantic compound involving 耳, 卯.

Korean example words with 聊

  • 무료감無聊感 Korean gloss: 무료한 느낌
  • 무료無聊 Korean gloss: 부끄럽고 쑥스러움.
  • 요뢰聊賴 Korean gloss: 남에게 의지하여 살아감.
  • 무료히無聊히 Korean gloss: 흥미 있는 일이 없어 심심하고 지루하게
  • 면무료免無聊 Korean gloss: 무료함을 덞. 또는 그렇게 하기 위하여 하는 일.
  • 요재지이聊齋志異 Korean gloss: 중국 청나라 초기에 포송령이 지은 문어체 소설집. 당나라 전기(傳奇) 계통으로, 민간 설화에서 취재한 것으로 여자로 둔갑한 여

Definitions from Woorimalsam, National Institute of Korean Language (CC BY-SA 2.0 KR)

Japanese words with 聊

  • 無聊ぶりょう boredom; ennui; tedium
  • 無為無聊むいぶりょう boredom; ennui; tedium
  • 露聊かもつゆいささかも never; by no means; not in the least
  • 聊斎志異りょうさいしい Strange stories from a Chinese studio (by Pu Songling)

Characters sharing the phonetic 卯

Most Han characters pair a meaning part with a sound part. Characters sharing a sound part are usually read alike.

昴 柳 茆

Other hanja read “료”

了 僚 嘹 嫽 寥 寮 廖 撩 敹 料 暸 潦 燎 獠 療 瞭 繚 膋 蓼 遼 醪 鐐 飂 飉

Other hanja with radical 耳

耳 耶 耻 耼 耽 耿 聃 聆 聒 聕 聖 聘 聚 聞 聡 聫 聮 聯 聰 聱 聲 聳 聴 聵 聶 職 聼 聽 聾

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