Ryō (given name)

Ryō (りょう, リョウ) is a unisex Japanese given name. It is sometimes romanized as Ryou, Ryoh, or Ryo.

Ryō
GenderUnisex
Origin
Word/nameJapanese
MeaningDepends on kanji used.
Region of originJapanese

Kanji

The meaning of the name differs based on the kanji used to write it. Kanji used to write this name include:[1]

People

Directors and producers

  • Ryo Sugimoto (born 1976, 亮), Japanese film and television directors

Live film and television actors

Voice actors

Comedians

Illustrators and writers

Music

  • Ryo, leader of the Japanese musical group Supercell
  • Ryo Fukui (born 1948), Japanese pianist
  • Ryo Fukawa (born 1974, りょう), Japanese comedian and musician
  • Ryo Kawakita (born 1978, 亮), member of Maximum the Hormone band
  • Ryo Kawasaki (born 1947, 燎), Japanese jazz fusion guitarist
  • Ryo Noda (born 1945, 燎), Japanese composer and saxophonist
  • Ryo Okumoto (born 1959, 亮), Japanese rock keyboardist
  • Ryo Owatari (born 1972, 亮), Japanese guitarist
  • Ryo Nishikido (born 1984, 亮), Japanese idol, actor, singer, and former member of the J-pop group Kanjani8
  • Ryō Takahashi (musician) (born 1985), Japanese musician and composer

Politics and government

  • Narasaki Ryō (1841–1906, 龍), wife of Sakamoto Ryōma, an architect of the Meiji Restoration
  • Ryō Kurusu (1919–1945, 良), officer in the Imperial Japanese Army
  • Ryo Shuhama (born 1950, 了), Japanese politician with the Democratic Party of Japan

Baseball

Football

Other sport

Others

Characters

References

  1. Breen, Jim (2011). Japanese Names Dictionary. Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group. Archived from the original on 2012-12-05. Retrieved 2012-12-02.
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