聊 — 11 strokes ／ Radical「耳」
道1University / general (hardest) ／ 11 strokes ／ Radical「耳」
- On
- リョウ
- Kun
- いささか
- Meaning
- a little; for the moment
Origin
Ear 耳 with 卯 as phonetic: originally a ringing in the ears; borrowed for “a little”.
Stroke order
Compounds
- 無聊ぶりょう
tedium; ennui
- 聊かいささか
a little
Example
無聊を慰めて本を読む。
They read a book to relieve the tedium.
Stroke data from: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0)