ryo

See also: RYO, ryō, Ryō, and -ryō

English

Etymology

Japanese 呂 (ryo)

Noun

ryo (uncountable)

1. (music) An anhemitonic pentatonic scale used in a Japanese Buddhist chant, and built up by intervals of major second, major second, minor third, major second, minor third.

   Coordinate term: ritsu

Anagrams

• roy, yor, -ory, Roy, ROY

Japanese

Romanization

ryo

1. The hiragana syllable りょ (ryo) or the katakana syllable リョ (ryo) in Hepburn romanization.