Ryōko

Ryōko (リョウコ) is a minor character in My Neighbor Totoro. She is the wife of Otoko in his tractor when Satsuki searches for her missing little sister Mei.

She is voiced by Yuko Mizutani, Lara Cody (Streamline) and Bridget Hoffman (Disney).

Etymology

 * The name Ryōko is written in katakana (リョウコ), which has no special meaning. However, when written in kanji (良子, 涼子, 亮子, 凉子, 了子, 諒子, 遼子, 稜子, 凌子 or 陵子), it could possibly mean:
 * 良子 - "good, virtuous, respectable" (良) (ryo) and "child" (子) (ko).
 * 涼子 - "cool, refreshing" (涼) (ryo) and "child" (子) (ko).
 * 亮子 - "clear" (亮) (ryo) and "child" (子) (ko).
 * 凉子 - "nice and cool" (凉) (ryo) and "child" (子) (ko).
 * 了子 - "complete/completion, finish, done" (了) (ryo) and "child" (子) (ko).
 * 諒子 - "reality" (諒) (ryo) and "child" (子) (ko).
 * 遼子 - "distant" (遼) (ryo) and "child" (子) (ko).
 * 稜子 - "ridge, angle, edge, corner, power, majesty" (稜) (ryo) and "child" (子) (ko).
 * 凌子 - "endure, keep (rain)out, stave off, tide over, defy, slight, surpass, eclipe" (凌) (ryo) and "child" (子) (ko).
 * 陵子 - "imperial mausoleum, emperor's tomb, mausoleum, imperial tomb" (陵) (ryo) and "child" (子) (ko).

Ryōko (Totoro) となりのトトロ