Hanja Analyzer
領

領 — ryeong

Meaning and reading as used in Korean (hanja).

Korean reading
거느릴 령
Romanization
ryeong
English
neck; collar; lead, guide
Mandarin
lǐng
Japanese on'yomi
リョウ, レイ
Japanese kun'yomi
えり
Japanese usage
Jōyō kanji
School grade
Grade 5
Newspaper frequency
#138 of 2,500
Strokes
14
Radical
頁 (181, 5 residual)
Phonetic component
令(령)
Unicode
U+9818

Parts that make up 領

  • 令 하여금 령sound 무릎 꿇고 명을 받는 사람시키는 일. ‘령’ 계열의 소리
  • 頁 머리 혈 몸 위에 얹힌 머리머리와 얼굴, 머리로 하는 일

How 領 was formed

Traditional analysis treats 領 as a phonetic-semantic compound involving 令, 頁.

Korean example words with 領

  • 영령英領 Korean gloss: 영국의 영토
  • 불령佛領 Korean gloss: 프랑스의 영토
  • 영세領洗 Korean gloss: 세례를 받는 일
  • 사령寺領 Korean gloss: 절에서 소유한 영지
  • 수령受領 Korean gloss: 돈이나 물품을 받아들임
  • 영도領導 Korean gloss: 앞장서서 이끌고 지도함
  • 요령要領 Korean gloss: 적당히 해 넘기는 잔꾀
  • 소령所領 Korean gloss: 영유(領有)하고 있는 땅
  • 압령押領 Korean gloss: 죄인을 맡아서 데리고 옴
  • 수령首領 Korean gloss: 한 당파나 무리의 우두머리
  • 영수領袖 Korean gloss: 여러 사람 가운데 우두머리
  • 강령綱領 Korean gloss: 일의 근본이 되는 큰 줄거리

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

Japanese words with 領

  • 領土りょうど territory; domain; dominion
  • 大統領だいとうりょう president (of a country); big man; boss
  • 占領せんりょう occupying; having (an area) all to oneself; military occupation
  • 領域りょういき territory; domain; field
  • 綱領こうりょう general plan; main points; summary
  • 領内りょうない (within a) territory; domains
  • 領有りょうゆう possession (esp. of a territory)
  • 要領ようりょう point; gist; essentials
  • 横領おうりょう embezzlement; misappropriation; usurpation
  • 受領じゅりょう receipt (of a letter, money, etc.); acceptance; receiving
  • 総領事そうりょうじ consul general
  • 領海りょうかい territorial waters

Characters sharing the phonetic 令

Most Han characters pair a meaning part with a sound part. Characters sharing a sound part are usually read alike. Most of this group are read “령” in Korean.

Other hanja read “령”

Other hanja with radical 頁

Some glosses are machine-generated. Sources and licences are listed together — sources and licences