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Japanese given name

Ryōko

りょうこ

Given-name classification varies across source records.

りょうこリョウコRyōko
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Reference coverage

Extended source depth

This reading group has a comparatively broad dictionary footprint across source-recorded spellings or records. The counts describe corpus coverage, not real-world popularity.

Distinct recorded spellings57

group-level written forms

Source spelling/reading rows59

records contributing to this reading group

Coverage levelExtended

based only on the imported source footprint

Pronunciation & romanization

How to read Ryōko

The kana reading is source-recorded. Romanization and mora segmentation are deterministic reading aids generated from that kana; pitch accent is not inferred.

Source readingりょうこ

Normalized to hiragana for comparison.

Katakana formリョウコ

The same reading converted to katakana.

RomanizationRyōko

Macron-style display. Vowel-sequence form: Ryouko. Personal spelling and true vowel boundaries can differ.

Mora segmentationりょ · う · こ

3 morae in this reading. Small ゃ/ゅ/ょ-type kana join the preceding mora.

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Meaning by written form

What can Ryōko mean?

A Japanese name can be written in more than one way, and its meaning can change with the kanji used. Rather than assigning one English meaning to “Ryōko”, this page explains each recorded spelling separately.

Kanji spellings11

character meanings available

Kana-only spellings1

no kanji meaning attached

InterpretationBy spelling

based on the exact written form

Kana-only spelling

りょうこ

This spelling is written only in kana. Because it contains no kanji, there is no kanji meaning to interpret here. The kana record the name’s sound; any personal or cultural meaning would depend on context not supplied by the dictionary.

Characters and loaded glosses
りKana characterょKana characterうKana characterこKana character
Mixed kanji and kana spelling

リョウ子

This spelling combines kanji and kana. Dictionary meanings are shown only for the kanji characters; the kana represent sound and do not add a kanji-derived English meaning.

Characters and loaded glosses
リKana characterョKana characterウKana character子child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM
Mixed kanji and kana spelling

りょう子

This spelling combines kanji and kana. Dictionary meanings are shown only for the kanji characters; the kana represent sound and do not add a kanji-derived English meaning.

Characters and loaded glosses
りKana characterょKana characterうKana character子child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM
Mixed kanji and kana spelling

りよう子

This spelling combines kanji and kana. Dictionary meanings are shown only for the kanji characters; the kana represent sound and do not add a kanji-derived English meaning.

Characters and loaded glosses
りKana characterよKana characterうKana character子child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM
Kanji spelling

了娘

These are dictionary meanings for the kanji used in this spelling. Together they can suggest associations, but they do not establish one fixed English translation or a particular person’s naming intent.

Characters and loaded glosses
了complete, finish娘daughter, girl
Kanji spelling

了子

These are dictionary meanings for the kanji used in this spelling. Together they can suggest associations, but they do not establish one fixed English translation or a particular person’s naming intent.

Characters and loaded glosses
了complete, finish子child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM
Kanji spelling

了香

These are dictionary meanings for the kanji used in this spelling. Together they can suggest associations, but they do not establish one fixed English translation or a particular person’s naming intent.

Characters and loaded glosses
了complete, finish香incense, smell, perfume
Kanji spelling

亨子

These are dictionary meanings for the kanji used in this spelling. Together they can suggest associations, but they do not establish one fixed English translation or a particular person’s naming intent.

Characters and loaded glosses
亨pass through, go smoothly子child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM
Kanji spelling

享子

These are dictionary meanings for the kanji used in this spelling. Together they can suggest associations, but they do not establish one fixed English translation or a particular person’s naming intent.

Characters and loaded glosses
享enjoy, receive, undergo子child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM
Kanji spelling

亮子

These are dictionary meanings for the kanji used in this spelling. Together they can suggest associations, but they do not establish one fixed English translation or a particular person’s naming intent.

Characters and loaded glosses
亮clear, help子child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM

Showing meaning context for the first 12 distinct written forms out of 59. The recorded-spellings section below retains the wider source set.

How to read these meanings

The English words shown here are dictionary meanings of individual kanji. They help explain what a spelling can suggest, but they are not a guaranteed translation of the full name and do not establish why a particular person was given that name.

Reading profile

How Ryōko is represented

These counts describe records in the imported name corpus. They are not a ranking of how popular a spelling is among people in Japan.

Recorded kana readings2

りょうこ · リョウこ

Kanji-based spellings58

among the forms analyzed on this page

Kana characters4

in the primary dictionary reading

Morae3

small ゃ/ゅ/ょ-type kana combine with the preceding mora

Kana-only1

recorded spelling

1-kanji forms3

recorded spellings

2-kanji forms49

recorded spellings

3-kanji forms6

recorded spellings

JMnedict classification evidence

How this reading is classified in the source corpus

This separates dictionary classification from popularity. The same exact kana reading can be recorded as a given name, a surname, or both, and given-name records can carry male, female or unspecified source labels.

Primary reading recorded asGiven name + surname

りょうこ in the imported JMnedict corpus

Given-name written forms66

80 source spelling/reading rows

Surname written forms4

4 source spelling/reading rows

Given-name labelsfemale 69 · unspecified 11

row counts carrying each JMnedict source label

Exact readingGiven-name evidenceGiven-name labelsSurname evidence
りょうこRyōko6680 source rowsfemale 69 · unspecified 11source rows · distinct forms: female 56 · unspecified 1144 source rows
りょうこRyōko00 source rows—source rows · distinct forms: —00 source rows

Classification boundary: male/female/unspecified are labels attached to imported JMnedict name records. They are not population shares, probabilities, identity claims, or evidence that a spelling is currently common in Japan. A source row can also be repeated across different written forms, so row counts and distinct-writing counts are shown separately.

Spelling anatomy

Corpus structure behind Ryōko

This section summarizes the exact source-recorded forms loaded for this reading group. Stroke and character-position statistics are descriptive corpus properties, not popularity or style scores.

Kanji forms with complete stroke data58

3–29 strokes observed span

Median total strokes15

among forms with complete KANJIDIC2 stroke data

All-kanji name-classified forms54

all component kanji loaded as jōyō/jinmeiyō classes

Other/unclassified kanji forms4

contains at least one character outside that loaded classification

Source-reading distribution
ReadingRomanizationMoraeForms
りょうこRyōko359
Reading ambiguity

Can the same writing be read another way?

31 of 59 displayed written forms have more than one given-name reading somewhere in the active JMnedict corpus. This is dictionary-record ambiguity, not a prediction of how a particular person reads the name.

Written forms checked59

distinct spellings displayed on this page

Multiple recorded readings31

exact written forms with 2+ source readings

Single recorded reading27

within this active given-name corpus

Largest reading set13

distinct kana readings for one displayed writing

A reading shown without a link is still source-recorded, but its destination group does not yet meet the reference-depth standard used for the main library. Limited records are not promoted merely to create extra internal links.

Kanji role reference

How recurring characters function across Ryōko spellings

Position counts are calculated only from the distinct written forms analyzed for this page. KANJIDIC2 nanori are character-level name-reading references; they are not used here to decompose or assert the reading of a specific multi-kanji name.

KanjiCharacter glossesFormsFirstFinalInternalSoloStrokesKANJIDIC2 nanoriLoaded class
子child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM45045003い, き, ぎ, く +2Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 1
良good, pleasing, skilled550007じ, なが, まこと, よし +3Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 4
香incense, smell, perfume404009こ, こお, ひゃん, よしJōyō · KANJIDIC grade 4
涼refreshing, nice and cool4400011りょJōyō · KANJIDIC grade 8
古old303005ふゆJōyō · KANJIDIC grade 2
了complete, finish330002さとるJōyō · KANJIDIC grade 8
綾design, figured cloth, twill3300014りょうJinmeiyō · KANJIDIC grade 9
両both, old Japanese coin, counter for carriages (e.g., in a train)220006もろJōyō · KANJIDIC grade 3
亮clear, help220009あき, すけ, まこと, あきら +4Jinmeiyō · KANJIDIC grade 9
僚colleague, official, companion2200014—Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 8
玲sound of jewels220009たま, あきら, あき, りょう +1Jinmeiyō · KANJIDIC grade 9
諒fact, reality, understand2200015あき, まさ, まことJinmeiyō · KANJIDIC grade 9

Counts describe this source-recorded spelling set, not population use. A repeated kanji can contribute to more than one position role across different spellings.

Exact writing research map

Move from a spelling to its readings, characters and literal sequence context

These relationships are exact and source-backed. Whole-name readings shown in each card come from JMnedict within the current name class; exact-writing search can surface records from other name classes. Character links open KANJIDIC2-backed kanji pages. Sequence context means the same kanji string occurs contiguously in another recorded written form—it does not prove shared origin or meaning.

Exact written form

りょうこ

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Source-recorded full-name readings in this name class
Ryōkoりょうこ · this page
Characters in order
りKanaょKanaうKanaこKana

Showing research maps for the first 10 distinct written forms out of 59. Every detailed spelling card below still links to exact-writing search and its component kanji.

Corpus pattern

Kanji recurring across Ryōko spellings

Only characters appearing in at least two distinct analyzed spellings are shown here. Frequency describes this source-recorded spelling set, not real-world baby-name popularity.

子child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM45 of 59 analyzed forms良good, pleasing, skilled5 of 59 analyzed forms香incense, smell, perfume4 of 59 analyzed forms涼refreshing, nice and cool4 of 59 analyzed forms古old3 of 59 analyzed forms了complete, finish3 of 59 analyzed forms綾design, figured cloth, twill3 of 59 analyzed forms両both, old Japanese coin, counter for carriages (e.g., in a train)2 of 59 analyzed forms亮clear, help2 of 59 analyzed forms僚colleague, official, companion2 of 59 analyzed forms
Same reading, different writing

Explore written forms of Ryōko

59 source-recorded forms use the primary source reading りょうこ. Other source readings can appear in this romanized group when the imported records converge on the same index form. Use Compare to inspect exact spellings side by side.

りょうこ

りょうこ · Ryōko

Katakana リョウコMorae 3Strokes —

This written form uses kana rather than kanji, so there are no character-level kanji glosses to combine.

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Spelling comparator

Compare Ryōko forms side by side

Each exact written spelling appears once in this table even when JMnedict records more than one reading for that writing. Stroke totals and character glosses come from KANJIDIC2 when all component kanji are available.

SpellingOne source readingCharacter-level glossesTotal strokesLoaded character class
りょうこりょうこKana-only spelling—Kana spelling
リョウ子リョウこ子 — child, sign of the rat3All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
りょう子りょうこ子 — child, sign of the rat3All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
りよう子りょうこ子 — child, sign of the rat3All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
両古りょうこ両 — both, old Japanese coin · 古 — old11All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
両子りょうこ両 — both, old Japanese coin · 子 — child, sign of the rat9All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
了娘りょうこ了 — complete, finish · 娘 — daughter, girl12All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
了子りょうこ了 — complete, finish · 子 — child, sign of the rat5All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
了香りょうこ了 — complete, finish · 香 — incense, smell11All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
亨子りょうこ亨 — pass through, go smoothly · 子 — child, sign of the rat10All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
享子りょうこ享 — enjoy, receive · 子 — child, sign of the rat11All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
亮子りょうこ亮 — clear, help · 子 — child, sign of the rat12All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
亮香りょうこ亮 — clear, help · 香 — incense, smell18All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
令子りょうこ令 — orders, laws · 子 — child, sign of the rat8All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
僚子りょうこ僚 — colleague, official · 子 — child, sign of the rat17All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
僚葉子りょうこ僚 — colleague, official · 葉 — leaf, plane · 子 — child, sign of the rat29All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified

The comparison table shows the first 16 distinct written forms; the detailed cards above show up to 80 spelling/reading records.

What does Ryōko mean?

There is not necessarily one fixed English meaning. The reading identifies the spoken name; different written forms can use different kanji. Character glosses describe individual kanji and should not be treated as proof of the intention behind a particular person’s name.

Related readings

More names beginning with りょ

Related by the opening kana of the dictionary reading. This is a deterministic browsing relationship, not a claim that the names share the same meaning.

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73 recorded spellings

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Ryōsuke

54 recorded spellings

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Ryōka

46 recorded spellings

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Riyo

45 recorded spellings

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Ryō

44 recorded spellings

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Ryōichi

28 recorded spellings

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Ryōzō

28 recorded spellings

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Ryōtarō

27 recorded spellings

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Riyoko

24 recorded spellings

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Ryōya

21 recorded spellings

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Ryōta

18 recorded spellings

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Ryōkō

17 recorded spellings

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Shared-kanji relationships

Other names sharing kanji with Ryōko

These links are calculated from exact characters appearing in source-recorded spellings on this page. Sharing a kanji does not mean two names have the same reading, origin, gender or intended meaning.

Given-name relationship

Ryōji

両了亮僚涼綾良

7 shared kanji · 37 matching source-recorded spellings

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Riyōko

了亮僚子涼綾良

7 shared kanji · 12 matching source-recorded spellings

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Ryōichi

両了亮僚涼綾良

7 shared kanji · 10 matching source-recorded spellings

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Akiko

亮古子綾良香

6 shared kanji · 266 matching source-recorded spellings

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Ryōka

了亮涼綾良香

6 shared kanji · 27 matching source-recorded spellings

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Ryō

了亮僚涼綾良

6 shared kanji · 11 matching source-recorded spellings

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Ryōtarō

両亮僚涼綾良

6 shared kanji · 8 matching source-recorded spellings

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Ryōhei

両了亮涼綾良

6 shared kanji · 7 matching source-recorded spellings

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Ryōichirō

了亮僚涼綾良

6 shared kanji · 6 matching source-recorded spellings

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Kyōko

亮古子涼香

5 shared kanji · 83 matching source-recorded spellings

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Akirako

了亮子涼良

5 shared kanji · 54 matching source-recorded spellings

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Ryōsuke

了亮僚涼良

5 shared kanji · 30 matching source-recorded spellings

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Where to go next from Ryōko

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Exact reading

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Ri / り

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子 — child, sign of the rat

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良 — good, pleasing

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Evidence on this page

What each source establishes

JMnedict establishes recorded written forms, readings and name classifications; where safely associated, this page can also show JMnedict-supplied trans_det source text without treating it as a whole-name meaning. KANJIDIC2 supplies character readings, nanori, stroke counts, grade classes and English character glosses. The Ministry of Justice remains the official reference for Japanese child-name character rules. The Agency for Cultural Affairs romanization guidance is the reference for generated Latin-script reading aids.

Source boundary

The spelling-frequency and structural counts on this page are calculated from imported JMnedict records. They are corpus counts, not population-frequency claims. KANJIDIC2 supplies the kanji metadata used in character and stroke comparisons.

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