りょう
ryō

Prefix

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

りょう地域ちいき宗教しゅうきょう文化ぶんかちがっている。
ryōchiikiwa shūkyōto bunkaga chigatte iru.
The two regions differ in religion and culture.
Counter

2. counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles

Related to 輛【りょう】
Noun

3. ryō; tael; traditional unit of weight (for gold, silver and drugs), 4-5 monme, 15-19 g — explanation

Noun

4. ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold — explanation

Noun

5. ryō; traditional measure of fabric, 2 tan — explanation

Related to 反【たん・1】
この列車れっしゃしちりょう編成へんせいです。
kono resshawa nanaryō hensēdesu.
This train is made up of seven cars.
Noun

6. ryō; tael; unit of weight under the ritsuryō system, 1/16 kin, 42-43 g

Archaic
Related to
Counter

7. counter for suits of clothing, sets of armor, etc.

Archaic
Related to 領【りょう・2】