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)
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Added 2026.1.12 22:34 · Revised 2026.1.19 21:17
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