Ryōko or Ryouko is a
Japanese female
given name
A given name (also known as a forename or first name) is the part of a personal name quoted in that identifies a person, potentially with a middle name as well, and differentiates that person from the other members of a group (typically a fa ...
. The meanings of Ryoko vary depending on which Kanji is used to write the name.
Possible writings
* 涼子 – "refreshing, child"
* 亮子 – "helpful, child"
* 良子 – "good, child"
* 諒子 – "understanding, child"
* 遼子 – "distant, child"
People
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Ryōko Akamatsu
Ryōko Akamatsu (born 24 August 1929) is a Japanese politician. She was Minister of Education in the Hata Cabinet and Hosokawa Cabinet
The Hosokawa Cabinet governed Japan from August 9, 1993, to April 28, 1994, under the leadership of Prime ...
(born 1929), Japanese politician
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Ryoko Azuma
Captain Ryoko Azuma (東 良子) (born December 10, 1973) is the first woman to become the chief of a warship unit in the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force. She was also a member of the first female class at the National Defense Academy of Japan.
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, (東 良子, born 1973) Japanese military officer
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Ryōko Chiba
Ryōko Chiba (千葉 涼子 ''Chiba Ryōko'', née 涼子碓井 Ryōko Usui, born April 21, 1980) is a Japanese women's professional shogi player ranked 4-dan. She is a two-time winner of the title.
Women's shogi professional
Chiba's (then kno ...
, professional shogi player
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Ryōko Hirosue (広末 涼子, born 1980), Japanese singer and actress
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Ryōko Kihara
Ryoko Kihara (Often spelled as “Lioko Kihara” in her published works, 樹原涼子, ''Kihara Ryōko'') is a Japanese composer, pianist, music educator, and author.
Biography
She was born in Kumamoto City, Kumamoto Prefecture and later purs ...
(樹原涼子), Japanese composer, pianist, music educator
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Ryoko Kobayashi (小林涼子, born 1989), Japanese actress
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Ryōko Kuninaka
is a Japanese actress and singer. She hails from Naha, Okinawa, Naha City in Okinawa Prefecture, Okinawa, Japan and currently works for Vision Factory. In 2014, she married actor Osamu Mukai.
Filmography
Television
*''LxIxVxE'' (1999)
*'' ...
(国仲 涼子, born 1979), Japanese actress and singer
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Ryōko Nagata
is a freelance Japanese voice actress.
Filmography Anime
Movie
OVA/ONA
Video Game
Other Dubbing
Ashley Tisdale
Various Dubbed Live-action
Animation
References
External linksRyōko Nagataat Ryu's Seiyuu Infos
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1975 bir ...
(永田 亮子, born 1975), Japanese voice actress
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Ryoko Nakano
is a Japanese actress.
Filmography
Film
* ''Kimi yo Fundo no Kawa o Watare'' (1976)
* '' Never Give Up'' (1978)
* '' Avalokitesvara'' (2013)
* ''Yanagawa'' (2021)
Television
* ''Akai Meiro
is a Japanese television series starring Ken Utsu ...
(中野 良子, born 1950), Japanese actress
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Ryōko Ono (小野 涼子, born 1977), Japanese voice actress
*, Japanese speed skater
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Ryōko Shinohara (篠原 涼子, born 1973), Japanese singer and actress
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Ryōko Shintani (新谷良子, born 1981), Japanese singer and voice actress
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Ryōko Shiraishi
is a Japanese voice actress and singer from Kashiba, Nara. She is affiliated with Aoni Production.
Possessing a husky voice, Shiraishi voices young to teenage men as well as young girls and teenage women. However, in a break from tradition, one ...
(白石 涼子, born 1982), Japanese voice actress
*, Japanese biathlete
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Ryoko Tani
is a retired Japanese female judoka and a politician.
Competing in the extra-lightweight (48 kg) class, she won a record seven world titles and five Olympic medals including two golds at Sydney 2000 and Athens 2004. After her retirement, ...
(谷 亮子, (née Tamura, 田村), born 1975), Japanese former judoka and current politician
*, Japanese swimmer
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Ryoko Watanabe (渡辺 良子, born 1961), Japanese pink film actress, adult video performer, and gravure idol who was popular in the 1980s
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Ryoko Yamagishi (山岸 凉子, born 1947), Japanese female manga artist
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Ryoko Yonekura (米倉涼子, born 1975), Japanese actress and fashion model
Fictional characters
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Ryoko Hakubi
The following is a list of the major characters from the anime and manga series ''Tenchi Muyo! Ryo-Ohki'' and its spin-offs ''Tenchi Muyo! GXP'', ''Tenchi Muyo! War on Geminar'', ''Tenchi Universe'', ''Tenchi in Tokyo'', and ''Ai Tenchi Muyo!''. ...
(白眉 魎呼), a character from ''Tenchi Muyo!''
* Ryoko Hata (波多 量子), a character from ''
Battle Royale II: Requiem''
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Ryoko Mendo, a character from ''Urusei Yatsura''
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Ryoko Subaru, a character from ''Martian Successor Nadesico''
References
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Japanese feminine given names