りやう

Japanese
For pronunciation and definitions of りやう – see the following entries.
【令りょう】4
[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, 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.)
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