# 領 — territory; rule

領 means “territory; rule”. It is a JLPT N3 kanji written with 14 strokes. On'yomi: リョウ (ryou). It has no common kun'yomi.

- Meaning: territory; rule
- On'yomi: リョウ (ryou)
- Kun'yomi: —
- Strokes: 14
- Level: JLPT N3 · set Government 1

## How to remember 領

An order (令) from the head (頁) reaches all the territory it rules.

Parts: 令 order · 頁 head; page

## Don't confuse it with

[貪](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/covet/) · [頂](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/summit/) · [頃](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/around-a-time/) · [順](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/sequence/)

## More in the “Government 1” set

[政](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/politics/) · [議](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/debate/) · [党](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/political-party/) · [制](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/system/) · [治](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/govern/) · [領](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/territory/)

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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/n3-kanji/territory/. Last updated 2026-11-01.