88%RatingSave Gender Masculine Usage Japanese Scripts 涼, 遼, 諒, etc.(Japanese Kanji) りょう(Japanese Hiragana) Pronounced Pron. RYO [key·IPA] Meaning & History From Japanese 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, RyouSame SpellingRyoUser SubmissionRyo