(formal) Female third-person singular pronoun; she, her, girlfriend

a large volume of sake

(colloquial) a girlfriend (a female partner in a romantic relationship)

(literary) they (about women or girls)

speech / to quit

(literary) they (about women or girls)

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.