りょ

prefix, takes genitive case の

  1. both (hands, parents, sides, etc.).

counter

  1. counter for carriages (e.g. in a train), counter for vehicles.

noun

  1. ryō, tael, traditional unit of weight (for gold, silver and drugs), 4-5 monme, 15-19 g.
  2. ryō, pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold.
  3. ryō, traditional measure of fabric, 2 tan.
  4. ryō, tael, unit of weight under the ritsuryō system, 1/16 kin, 42-43 g. Archaism.

counter

Archaism.
  1. counter for suits of clothing, sets of armor, etc..

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
りょ
りょう

Contained Kanji Breakdown

both, old Japanese coin, counter for carriages (e.g., in a train)
リョウ てる ふたつ (3rd, N3)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)
upside-down box radical (no. 13)
キョウ ケイ (Kentei 1)
mountain
やま サン セン (1st, N5)