ryō

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ryō

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From Japanese 両 (ryō).

noun ryō

A gold currency unit in the shakkanhō system in pre-Meiji Japan. He pulled three gold ryō out of his pocket, made a hole in one of them with a short sword, and gave it to the child to play with.

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"ryō." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/ry%C5%8D. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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@misc{ryo_2026,
  title = {ryō},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ry%C5%8D},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}