りょ

noun

  1. Music term.bass range (in Japanese music). Abbreviation.
  2. six even-numbered notes of the ancient chromatic scale.
  3. Japanese seven-tone gagaku scale similar to Mixolydian mode (corresp. to: re, mi, fa, so, la, ti, do).

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
りょ
りょ

Contained Kanji Breakdown

spine, backbone
ロ リョ せぼね (11th, N1)
mouth
くち コウ ク (1st, N4)
katakana no radical (no. 4)
ヘツ えい よう (Kentei 1)