Gender Masculine Usage Japanese Scripts 涼太, 亮太, 良太, etc.(Japanese Kanji) りょうた(Japanese Hiragana) Pronounced Pron. /ɾʲo̞ː.tä/ Meaning & History From Japanese 涼 (ryō) meaning "cool, refreshing", 亮 (ryō) meaning "clear" or 良 (ryō) meaning "good" combined with 太 (ta) meaning "thick, big, great". This name can also be formed of other kanji combinations.