Ryoma (りょうま)
Ryoma is read りょうま and has 3 beats. Our data lists 2 spellings: 龍馬 and 竜馬. All two are masculine. Some of them are on our hand-reviewed list of everyday names.
Reading
りょ·う·ま (3 beats)
Kanji spellings
2 in our data
Gender
Masculine
Source
Hand-reviewed list of everyday names and JMnedict, the open name dictionary
Kanji spellings of Ryoma
One sound can be written with different kanji. Each spelling below is a different name on paper.
- 龍馬りょうまCommonMasculine
Dragon horse
- 龍(りょう)— dragon
- 馬(ま)— horse
- 竜馬りょうまMasculine
Dragon + horse
- 竜(りょう)— dragon
- 馬(ま)— horse
The kanji in Ryoma
What each kanji means on its own, and in how many of the spellings above it appears.
- 馬horse2 spellings
- 龍dragon1 spelling
- 竜dragon1 spelling
Ryoma with common surnames
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Names that sound similar
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Ryoma on our lists
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Questions about Ryoma
Is Ryoma a boy's or a girl's name?
In our data every spelling of Ryoma is masculine.
What does Ryoma mean?
Ryoma is a sound, so the meaning comes from the kanji: 龍馬 reads as "dragon horse" and 竜馬 reads as "dragon + horse". Those come from what each kanji means by itself, and parents may have had a fuller picture in mind.
How many ways can Ryoma be written in kanji?
Our data lists 2: 龍馬 and 竜馬. Other spellings exist, so ask how a person writes their own name before you write it for them.
How do you pronounce Ryoma?
りょうま is 3 beats: りょ · う · ま. Give every beat the same length and keep vowels short and clear; Japanese has no stressed syllable the way English does.
Where this comes from
The spellings are from our hand-reviewed list of everyday names and from JMnedict, the open Japanese name dictionary. Meanings are built from what each kanji means on its own, so they describe the characters, not what a particular family had in mind.
How we check names · Content last reviewed: 2026-11-08.
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