竜
竜 — Dragon
dragon, imperial
On’yomiリュウ (ryuu)
On’yomiリョウ (ryou)
On’yomiロウ (rou)
Kun’yomiたつ (tatsu)
Kun’yomiいせ (ise)
Stroke order (10 strokes)
Watch the strokes draw themselves in the correct order — numbers mark where each stroke starts. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA).
Common words using 竜
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 竜 | りゅう ryuu | dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology |
| 恐竜 | きょうりゅう kyouryuu | dinosaur |
| 竜王 | りゅうおう ryuuou | Dragon King; promoted rook |
| 登竜門 | とうりゅうもん touryuumon | gateway to success |
| 竜巻 | たつまき tatsumaki | tornado; whirlwind; waterspout |
| 竜宮 | りゅうぐう ryuuguu | Palace of the Dragon King; palace from the story of Urashima Tarō (said to be located at the bottom of the sea) |
Study notes
竜 is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 10 strokes. It is taught at secondary-school level in Japan. Ranked #1195 of the 2,500 most frequent kanji in newspapers. On’yomi (音読み) are Chinese-derived readings mostly used in compound words; kun’yomi (訓読み) are native Japanese readings, with any highlighted part written in hiragana after the kanji (okurigana).
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