量(りょう) りょう noun quantity, amount 1. quantity, amount, volume The measurable extent or degree of something; how much of something there is. 食事(しょくじ)の量(りょう)を減(へ)らす。 To reduce the amount of food. 仕事(しごと)の量(りょう)が多(おお)すぎる。 The amount of work is too much. 質(しつ)より量(りょう)だ。 It's about quantity over quality. Common expression contrasting 質 (quality) and 量 (quantity) USAGE: 量(りょう) refers to measurable quantities of things, both physical and abstract.COMMON PATTERNS:量(りょう)を増(ふ)やす/減(へ)らす (to increase/decrease the amount)大量(たいりょう) (large quantity)少量(しょうりょう) (small quantity)適量(てきりょう) (appropriate amount)質(しつ)より量(りょう) (quantity over quality)CONTRAST:量(りょう) - quantity, amount (abstract measurement)数(かず) - number, count (discrete items)質(しつ) - quality (antonym concept) Related Words Antonym: 質(しつ) (quality) Contrast: 数(かず) general Added 2026.1.12 22:34 · Revised 2026.5.28 3:25 03500/03799_ryou