# 量 — quantity

量 means “quantity”. It is a JLPT N3 kanji written with 12 strokes. On'yomi: リョウ (ryou). Kun'yomi: はか(る) (hakaru). You'll see it in words such as 量 (ryou, “quantity; amount”).

- Meaning: quantity
- On'yomi: リョウ (ryou)
- Kun'yomi: はか(る) (hakaru)
- Strokes: 12
- Level: JLPT N3 · set Numbers & amounts 3

## How to remember 量

Parts: 旦 daybreak · 里 village

## Words with 量

| Word | Reading | Meaning |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 量 | りょう (ryou) | quantity; amount |
| 量る | はかる (hakaru) | to measure; to weigh |

## Don't confuse it with

[重](https://moji.ninja/n4-kanji/heavy/) · [動](https://moji.ninja/n4-kanji/move/) · [宣](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/proclaim/) · [恒](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/constant/)

## More in the “Numbers & amounts 3” set

[量](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/quantity/) · [段](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/step/) · [程](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/extent/) · [満](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/full/) · [積](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/pile-up/) · [号](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/serial-number/) · [倍](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/double/) · [等](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/equal/) · [列](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/row/)

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