りょ

noun

  1. northern barbarian tribes surrounding ancient China. Messages.hist.
  2. foreigner, barbarian tribe. Derogatory, obscure term.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
りょ
胡虜 こりょ

Contained Kanji Breakdown

barbarian, foreign
えびす コ ウ (Kentei Pre-1, N1)
old
コ ふる.い ふゆ (2nd, N4)
ten
ジュウ ジッ ジュッ (1st, N5)
mouth
くち コウ ク (1st, N4)
month, moon
つき ゲツ ガツ (1st, N5)
captive, barbarian, low epithet for the enemy
リョ とりこ ロ (9th, N1)
tiger spots, mottled, tiger or tiger crown radical (no. 141)
 (Kentei 1)
divining, fortune-telling, divination or katakana to radical (no. 25)
ボク うらな.う うらない (Kentei Pre-1)
wild goose, trailing cliff radical (no. 27)
カン かりがね (Kentei 1)
spoon, spoon or katakana hi radical (no. 21)
ヒ さじ (Kentei 1)
male
おとこ ダン ナン (1st, N5)
rice field, rice paddy
た デン たん (1st, N4)
power, strength, strong
リョク ちから リキ (1st, N4)