gentle, soft, supple / calm, gentle, mild, peaceful / calm, relieve, soften / martial art involving gentleness, such as jujitsu or judo

soft; flexible

gender identity

接助: conjunctive particle; abbreviation of 接続助詞 / 切除: cut off, cut out, ablation

The hiragana syllable でょ (dyo). Its equivalent in katakana is デョ (dyo).

The hiragana syllable てょ (tyo). Its equivalent in katakana is テョ (tyo).

(text messaging slang) Short for 了解 (ryōkai, “understand”).

The hiragana syllable りょ (ryo). Its equivalent in katakana is リョ (ryo).

The hiragana syllable じょ (jo). Its equivalent in katakana is ジョ (jo).

Small combining form of hiragana よ (yo) used in 拗音 (yōon) morae that end in o, such as しょ (sho), ちょ (cho), and きょ (kyo). Historically not distinguished from full-size version.