81%RatingSave Gender Masculine Usage Japanese Scripts 亮, 涼, 遼, 諒, etc.(Japanese Kanji) りょう(Japanese Hiragana) Pronounced Pron. /ɾʲo̞ː/ [key·simplify] Meaning & History From Japanese 亮 (ryō) meaning "clear", 涼 (ryō) meaning "cool, refreshing", 遼 (ryō) meaning "distant" or 諒 (ryō) meaning "reality", as well as other kanji that have the same pronunciation. Related NamesFamily Tree·Details VariantsRyo, RyouOther ReadingsAkira(Japanese) Same SpellingRyoUser SubmissionRyo Categories Japanese words, top 10 in Japan, top 10 in Japan - 1990s