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Ryō (given name)

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

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

Kanji

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

People

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Film and television

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Directors and producers

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

Live film and television actors

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Voice actors

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Comedians

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Illustrators and writers

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Music

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  • 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

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  • 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

Sport

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Baseball

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Football

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Other sport

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Others

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Characters

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References

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  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.