りやう

Japanese

For pronunciation and definitions of りやう – see the following entries.

[noun] (law, historical) an administrative and civil code developed during the Qin dynasty that was, alongside the 律 (ritsu), spread throughout East Asia especially Japan where it was further revised into the 律令 (Ritsuryō) system

[affix] order, command, decree

[affix] law, ordinance, rule

[proper noun] a female given name

【量りょう】4

[noun] volume, amount

[noun] (Buddhist logic) pramana

(This term, りやう (ryau), is a historical kana spelling of the above terms.)
For a list of all kanji read as りやう, see Category:Japanese kanji read as りやう.)