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侶 means 'companion'

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Strokes : 9    Frequency: 2225   JLPT: N1    Usefulness: 5    Study set: 5-43    Grade: 8   Intermediate lesson: -    Beginner lesson: -   Begins 1 word   Used in 6 words   Used in 17 names   Not used as a component
Jōyō (常用)
Common readings
On
   リョ
Additional readings
On    ロ
Kun    とも companion, follower
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A Joy o' Kanji essay is available for 侶 - click the badge to download
Adults who are determined to be together for life, soulmates who reconnect with each reincarnation, pets who are steadfast companions—侶 brings us all that love, as well as the loss of love when death separates life partners. Find out how priests fit into the picture, see how one priest wants temples to be entertainment centers, and learn to say “sexual abstinence” and “secular burial.”
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⿰  亻 (人) man  呂 spine; ロ sound  
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Most useful words by reading
In the most useful 10,000 words in Japanese, 侶 is used 1 time, read 1 way.
Across all words in Japanese, 侶 is used 5 times, read 2 ways.
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リョ : 4 words FIND ALL
そ う り ょ 1
priest; monk  (Buddhist term)
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とも : 1 word FIND ALL
と も 1
Most common form: とも
companion; follower; attendant; retinue  (see also: お供)
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An additional one less common word includes 侶 but the reading has not yet been categorized.
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侶
リョ    companion   
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亻
ジン   ニン   ひと man   
呂
リョ   ロ    spine   
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丨
stick   
口
コウ   ク   くち mouth   
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