Etymology

ryō

Today it means: A gold currency unit in the shakkanhō system in pre-Meiji Japan. Full definition →

Japanese 両
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  1. Japanese · borrowed from両
  2. English todayryō

From Japanese 両 (ryō).

Words from the same roots

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riyo

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