Kanji
Readingりょう
Frequency4%
Used in (141 in total)
bad; poor; inferior; delinquent; hoodlum; hooligan
good (quality, condition, etc.); Good (grade); B
improvement; reform
goodness; excellence; virtue
good; fine; excellent; favorable; favourable; satisfactory
the best; ideal
poor physical health; bad shape
good quality; fine quality; superior quality; high quality
superior; excellent; fine
good family; respectable family; decent family
inferior goods; defective product; defective goods
upright; fair; honest
good match; suitable candidate (for marriage); good opportunity to be saved by Buddha
public order and morals; social standards; public policy
indigestion; dyspepsia; incomprehensibility; inability to understand
improved version; variant (of a pathogen)
bad girl; juvenile delinquent
bad debt; nonperforming loan
good plan or policy
to improve upon; to make improvements to; to refine
bad behavior; misbehavior
good idea; good plan
improved version; revised edition; refinement
fine article; good-quality item; quality product
good medicine
(coming through) loud and clear
good citizens; law-abiding people
good wife and wise mother
point(s) for improvement
faulty maintenance; poor maintenance; inadequate maintenance
gentle; amiable
to have a guilty conscience; to have (something) lie heavy on one's conscience
malnutrition; malnourishment
fertile rice paddy
soil amelioration; soil improvement
member of parliament; the elite
bad inventory; deadstock; dead stock
good book; valuable work
loyalty and goodness
good harbor (harbour); fine harbor
gang of hoodlums (hooligans); bad company; companion in gang activities
husband; good person
underdevelopment; poor development; maldevelopment; decreased growth; stunting
degradation; downfall
good or bad
pure and good; unmixed and of high quality; good-natured; genuine; wholesome
improvement; amelioration
delinquency; misdeed; misconduct; delinquent behavior
the most helpful advice may be difficult to listen to; (lit.) good medicine tastes bitter
good seed or breed
good teacher
very best quality; superior quality
for a good while
good; favourable; favorable; successful
store holding a special commendation (e.g. from the mayor)
blood circulation failure
good and obedient; gentle; meek
improved strain; improved breed
good material; good timber; able persons
blue-chip stock; gilt-edged stock
good official
simple and kind; innocent
moonlit night
benign tumor; benign tumour
old sinner; elderly man-about-town; older person who enjoys free and easy lifestyle unfettered by social taboos
nonperforming asset; bad assets; toxic assets
good doctor
when there is a legal tender currency, bad money drives out good money (Gresham's Law)
unscrupulous; dishonest; irresponsibly done (work, etc.)
prize for excellence; prize of excellence
good conductor (of heat, etc.)
natural ability
skilled artisan
wise and virtuous; good and able men
House of Good Sense (nickname of the House of Councillors)
cordial, obedient, respectful, modest, and moderate
lucky (auspicious) day
insulator; nonconductor; poor conductor
one's innate intelligence and ability
thoroughbred horse
ground reinforcement; soil stabilization; foundation improvement
good wine; good drink
type of Japanese calligraphy paper
used item in good condition
good track; firm track; fast track
benign migratory glossitis; geographic tongue
competent local official
defective pixel (on an LCD display)
getting mixed up with the wrong people; getting into bad company
Land Improvement Act (1949, reformed in 2001); Land Improvement Law
trouble-shooting; fault analysis
sensible; of sound character; right-minded
good quality paper
good medicine
Enhanced Fujita scale (of tornado intensity); EF-scale
a wise retainer chooses a great lord to serve; (lit.) a wise bird chooses a good tree in which to roost
When the enemy is defeated, the victorious soldiers can be killed off