# 僚 — colleague

僚 means “colleague”. It is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 14 strokes. On'yomi: リョウ (ryou). It has no common kun'yomi.

- Meaning: colleague
- On'yomi: リョウ (ryou)
- Kun'yomi: —
- Strokes: 14
- Level: JLPT N1 · set Work

## How to remember 僚

Parts: 亻 person · 尞 bonfire

## Don't confuse it with

[療](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/heal/) · [寮](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/dormitory/) · [瞭](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/clear-to-see/)

## More in the “Work” set

[佐](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/assist/) · [督](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/supervise/) · [就](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/take-up-a-post/) · [僚](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/colleague/) · [功](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/merit/) · [稼](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/earn/) · [嘱](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/commission/) · [罷](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/dismiss/)

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From Moji Ninja (https://moji.ninja/), a free app for learning hiragana, katakana and the JLPT kanji from N5 to N1 with spaced repetition. Page: https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/colleague/. Last updated 2026-11-01.