wail, cry

taking the afternoon off

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

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

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.

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

The hiragana syllable にょ (nyo). Its equivalent in katakana is ニョ (nyo).

男女: man and woman, men and women; both sexes

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