Gender Masculine Usage Japanese Scripts 亮, 涼, 遼, 諒, etc.(Japanese Kanji) りょう(Japanese Hiragana) Pronounced Pron. /ɾʲo̞ː/ 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.