Ryōko

Ryōko, Ryouko or Ryoko is a Japanese female given name. The meanings of Ryoko vary depending on which Kanji is used to write the name.

Forms in kanji can include:

• 涼子 – "refreshing, child"
• 亮子 – "helpful, child"
• 良子 – "good, child"
• 諒子 – "understanding, child"
• 遼子 – "distant, child"

• Ryōko Akamatsu (赤松 良子; 1929–2024), Japanese politician
• Ryōko Aoyagi (青柳 涼子; 1978–2009), Japanese actress and singer
• Ryoko Azuma (東 良子; born 1973), Japanese military officer
• Ryōko Chiba (千葉 涼子; born 1980), Japanese women's professional shogi player
• Ryoko Eda (江田 良子; born 1976), Japanese marathon runner
• Ryōko Fuda (不田 涼子; born 1986), Japanese retired tennis player
• Ryoko Fujimoto (渡辺 涼子; born 1966), Japanese judoka
• Ryōko Fujino (藤野 涼子; born 2000), Japanese actress
• Ryōko Hirosue (広末 涼子; born 1980), Japanese actress and singer
• Ryōko Kihara (樹原 涼子), Japanese composer, pianist, music educator and author
• Ryoko Kimura (木村 了子; born 1971), Japanese contemporary artist
• Ryōko Kinomiya (来宮 良子; 1931–2013), Japanese actress and voice actress
• Ryoko Kizaki (木崎 良子; born 1985), Japanese long-distance runner
• Ryoko Kobayashi (小林 涼子; born 1989), Japanese actress
• Ryoko Kui (九井 諒子), Japanese manga artist
• Ryōko Kuninaka (国仲 涼子; born 1979), Japanese actress and singer
• Ryoko Maekawa (前川 涼子), Japanese voice actress
• Ryoko Mima (美馬 怜子; born 1984), Japanese model and entertainer
• Ryōko Morishita (森下 涼子; born 1973), Japanese actress
• Ryoko Moriyama (森山 良子; born 1948), Japanese folk singer and actress
• Ryōko Mutsu (陸奥 亮子; 1856-1900), Japanese noblewoman and humanitarian
• Ryōko Nagata (永田 亮子; born 1975), Japanese freelance voice actress
• Ryoko Nakagawa (中川 諒子; born 1984), Japanese female track cyclist
• Ryoko Nakano (中野 良子; born 1950), Japanese actress
• Ryōko Ono (小野 涼子; born 1977), Japanese voice actress
• Ryoko Onozawa (小野沢 良子; born 1951), Japanese speed skater
• Ryoko Sekiguchi (関口 涼子; born 1970), Japanese poet and translator
• Ryōko Shinohara (篠原 涼子; born 1973), Japanese singer and actress
• Ryōko Shintani (新谷 良子; born 1981), Japanese voice actress and singer
• Ryoko Shiraishi (白石 涼子; born 1982), Japanese voice actress and singer
• Ryoko Suzuki (born 1970), Japanese artist
• Ryoko Takahashi (高橋 涼子; born 1973), Japanese biathlete
• Ryoko Takara (高良 亮子; born 1990), Japanese former footballer
• Ryoko Takemura (born 1976), Japanese former professional tennis player
• Ryōko Tanaka (田中 涼子; born 1973), Japanese voice actress
• Ryoko Tani (谷 亮子; born 1975), Japanese politician and retired female judoka
• Ryōko Tateishi (立石 涼子; 1951–2020), Japanese stage, movie, television and voice-over actress
• Ryoko Tokuno (徳野 涼子; born 1974), Japanese beach volleyball player
• Ryoko Uno (宇野 涼子; born 1975), Japanese former football player
• Ryoko Urakami (浦上 涼子; born 1947), Japanese former freestyle swimmer
• Ryoko Watanabe (渡辺 良子; born 1961), Japanese 1980s pink film actress and model
• Ryoko Yamagishi (山岸 凉子; born 1947), Japanese manga artist
• Ryoko Yano (矢野 良子; born 1978), Japanese basketball player
• Ryoko Yonekura (米倉 涼子; born 1975), Japanese actress and former fashion model

• Ryoko Asakura, from the Haruhi Suzumiya light novel and anime series
• Ryoko Kano, a playable character from Fighter's History
• Ryoko Hakubi (白眉 魎呼), a character from Tenchi Muyo!
• Ryoko Izumo from World Heroes
• Ryoko Hata (波多 量子), a character from Battle Royale II: Requiem
• Ryoko Mendo, a character from Urusei Yatsura
• Ryoko Kakyoin, a character from Kureijī Daiyamondo no Akuryō-teki Shitsuren
• Ryoko Subaru, a character from Martian Successor Nadesico
• Ryoko Kobato, a character in the Revue Starlight franchise
• Ryoko Shinonome, a character in the Schoolgirl Strikers game franchise