Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ryo

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.80 in modern English

Syllables
ryo
IPA
6
Scrabble Score
3
Letters
1
Syllables
3
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An anhemitonic pentatonic scale used in a Japanese Buddhist chant, and built up by intervals of major second, major second, minor third, major second, minor third.

Uncountable

noun

Initialism of roll-your-own.

Etymology

From Japanese 呂 (ryo).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

RYOs (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

ritsu

Questions

What does ryo mean?
An anhemitonic pentatonic scale used in a Japanese Buddhist chant, and built up by intervals of major second, major second, minor third, major second, minor third.
Where does ryo come from?
It is traced to Japanese.

How to pronounce ryo

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