Ryō (given name)

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Gender Unisex Meaning Depends on kanji used.		Word/name Japanese Region of origin Japanese

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

Kanji

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

了: "completion"

涼: "cold"

燎, "to burn", "to illuminate"

椋: Aphananthe aspera (a species of tree)

良: "goodness"

亮: "light"

綾: "silk"

諒: "forgiveness"

龍: "dragon"

遼: "distant, far"

Directors and producers

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

Live film and television actors

Ryō (actress) (born 1973, りょう), Japanese model and actress

Ryo Hayami (born 1945, 亮), Japanese actor

Ryo Hitomi (born 1975, リョウ), Japanese pornographic actress

Ryō Ikebe (1918–2010, 良), Japanese actor

Ryo Ishibashi (born 1956, 凌), Japanese actor

Ryo Kase (born 1974, 亮), Japanese actor

Ryo Kimura (born 1988, 了), Japanese actor

Ryo Narushima (born 1971, 涼), Japanese actress

Ryo Matsuda (born 1991, 凌), Japanese actor

Ryo Ryusei (born 1993, 涼), Japanese actor

Ryo Segawa (born 1978, 亮), Japanese actor

Ryō Tamura (born 1946, 亮), Japanese actor

Ryo Ueno (born 1984, 亮), Japanese actor

Ryo Yoshizawa (born 1994, 亮), Japanese actor

Voice actors

Ryō Hirohashi (born 1978, 涼), Japanese voice actress

Ryō Horikawa (born 1958, りょう), Japanese voice actor

Ryō Ishihara (born 1931, 良), Japanese voice actor

Ryō Naitō (born 1974, 玲), Japanese voice actor

Illustrators and writers

Ryō Azumi (椋), Japanese manga artist

Ryo Ikuemi (born 1964, 綾), Japanese manga artist

Ryō Hanmura (1933–2002, 良), Japanese science fiction novelist

Ryo Mizuno (born 1963, 良), Japanese author and game designer

Ryō Ramiya (涼), Japanese manga artist

Ryo Sasaki (亮), Japanese manga artist

Ryo Takamisaki (born 1963, 諒), Japanese manga artist

Ryo Tokita (born 1969), Japanese-born American artist

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 Nagamatsu (亮), Japanese video game music composer

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 member of the J-pop group Kanjani8

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

Ryo Akiyoshi (born 1989, 亮), Japanese baseball player

Ryo Hidaka (born 1990, 亮), Japanese baseball player

Ryo Hijirisawa (born 1985, 諒), Japanese baseball outfielder

Ryo Hirai (born 1991, 諒), Japanese baseball player

Ryo Sakata (born 1986, 遼), Japanese baseball player

Ryo Watanabe (born 1982, 亮), Japanese baseball player

Football

Ryo Adachi (born 1969, 亮), Japanese football player

Ryo Fukudome (born 1978), Japanese football player

Ryo Hiraide (born 1991, 涼), Japanese football player

Ryo Kanazawa (born 1988), Japanese football player

Ryo Kobayashi (born 1982, 亮), Japanese football player

Ryo Kushino (born 1979, 亮), Japanese football player

Ryo Matsumura (born 1994, 亮), Japanese football player

Ryo Miyaichi (born 1992, 亮), Japanese football player contracted to the 2. Bundesliga

Ryo Nagai (born 1991, 龍), Japanese football player

Ryo Nojima (born 1979), Japanese football player

Ryo Nurishi (born 1986, 亮), Japanese football player

Ryo Oishi (born 1977), Japanese football player

Ryo Okui (born 1994, 諒), Japanese football player

Ryo Shinzato (born 1990, 亮), Japanese football player

Ryo Sakai (born 1977, 良), Japanese football player

Ryo Tadokoro (born 1986, 諒), Japanese football player

Ryo Takeuchi (born 1991, 涼), Japanese football player

Other sport

Ryō Aono (born 1990, 令), Japanese snowboarder

Ryo Chonan (born 1976, 亮), Japanese mixed martial artist

Ryo Fukuda (born 1979, 良), Japanese racing driver

Ryo Ishikawa (born 1991, 遼), Japanese professional golfer

Ryo Kawamura (born 1981, 亮), Japanese mixed martial artist

Ryo Michigami (born 1973, 龍), Japanese racing driver

Ryo Miyazaki (亮), Japanese boxer

Ryo Miyake (born 1990, 諒), Japanese fencer

Ryo Saito (了), Japanese professional wrestler

Ryo Shibata (born 1987, 嶺), Japanese competitive figure skater

Ryo Tanaka (born 1987, 遼), Japanese hockey player

Ryo Tateishi (born 1989), Japanese swimmer

Ryō Yamamura (born 1981, 亮), Japanese rugby union player

Ryo Yamamoto (born 1984, 亮), Japanese long-distance runner

Characters

Ryo Akiyama, Digimon Tamers character

Ryo Asuka, Devilman character

Ryo Bakura, Yu-Gi-Oh! character

Ryō Fujibayashi, character in Clannad

Ryo Hazuki, Shenmue protagonist

Ryō Kunieda, Bleach character

Ryō Kurokiba, Shokugeki no Soma character

Ryo Kurosawa, Battle Royale II character

Ryo Kuroyanagi, Yakitate!! Japan character

Ryo Marufuji, Yu-Gi-Oh! GX character

Ryō Misaki, .hack character, the player behind Sora and Haseo.

Ryo Narushima, the protagonist of Shamo

Ryo Okayasu, character in Peach Girl

Ryo Saeba (Joe Saeba), character in City Hunter

Ryo Sakazaki, Art of Fighting character

Ryo Sanada, character in Ronin Warriors

Ryou Shirogane, Tokyo Mew Mew character

Ryo Shishio, character in Kekkaishi

"Tenkasei" Ryo, character in Gosei Sentai Dairanger

Ryo Watanabe, the Showdown King in the 2007 racing game Need for Speed: ProStreet

Ryō Yoshizawa, a character in Corpse Party

Ryō Shishido, character in The Prince of Tennis

Ryō Kisarazu, character in The Prince of Tennis

References

Ryō (given name) Wikipedia

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