Ryō

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/cool"

燎, "to burn", "to illuminate"

椋: Aphananthe aspera (a species of tree)

良: "goodness"

亮: "light"

綾: "silk"

諒: "forgiveness"

龍/竜: "dragon"

遼: "distant, far"

People

Film and television

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

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

Ryo Hayami (born 1945, 亮), Japanese actor

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

Ryo Ishibashi (born 1956, 凌), Japanese actor

Ryo Kase (born 1974, 亮), Japanese actor

Ryo Kato (born 1990, 諒), Japanese actor and television personality

Ryo Katsuji (born 1986, 涼), Japanese actor

Ryo Kimura (born 1988, 了), Japanese actor

Ryo Kitazono (born 1992, 涼), Japanese actor, singer, Satsuma Ambassador

Ryo Narita (born 1993, 凌), Japanese actor and model

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

Ryo Takeuchi (born 1993, 崚), Japanese actor known as Ryoma Takeuchi

Ryō Tamura (actor) (born 1946, 亮), Japanese actor

Ryo Yoshizawa (born 1994, 亮), Japanese 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 Kagawa (1947–2017, 良), Japanese singer, songwriter, and musician

Ryo Kawakita (born 1978, 亮), member of Maximum the Hormone band

Ryo Kawasaki (born 1947, 燎), Japanese jazz fusion guitarist

Ryō Nagamatsu (born 1982, 亮), Japanese 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 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

Sport

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 (pitcher) (渡辺 亮; born 1982), Japanese baseball player

Ryo Watanabe (infielder) (渡邉 諒; born 1995), Japanese baseball player

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 Kubota (disambiguation), multiple people

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

Others

Ryo Ichiriki (一力 遼; born 1997), Japanese Go player

Ryō Shimamoto, Japanese shogi player

Characters

Ryo Akiyama, Digimon Tamers character

Ryō Akizuki, a character in The Idolmaster Dearly Stars and The Idolmaster SideM

Ryo Asuka, Devilman character

Ryo Bakura, Yu-Gi-Oh! character

Ryō Fujibayashi, character in Clannad.

Ryo Hayakawa, main protagonist of Princess Nine.

Ryo Hazuki, Shenmue protagonist

Ryo Kiritani, Valorant character

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, the main character of City Hunter

Ryo Sakazaki, Art of Fighting character

Ryō Sakurai, a character in Kuroko's Basketball

Ryo Sanada, character in Ronin Warriors