ryo

See also: RYO, ryō, Ryō, and -ryō

English

Etymology

From 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

Japanese

Romanization

ryo

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