龍
龍

dragon, imperial

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リュウリョウロウ

Kun

たつ

Nanori

りゅ

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Common Words

竜龍りゅうたつりょうNounFreq #3229
1

dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon)

Examples
私はずっと竜が見たかったのですが、竜は現実の生物ではないのです。
I have always wanted to see a dragon, but dragons are not real creatures.
2

naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology

3

りゅう／りょう only; Abbreviation; Shogi

promoted rook

竜巻たつまき龍巻NounFreq #11417
1

tornado; whirlwind; waterspout; twister

Examples
村に竜巻が起こった。
There was a tornado in the village.
恐竜恐龍きょうりゅうNounFreq #16948
1

dinosaur

Examples
かつては恐竜が地球を支配していた。
Dinosaurs used to rule the earth.
トカゲ蜥蜴《とかげ》石竜子蝘蜓NounUsually kanaFreq #22035
1

lizard

Examples
あの小屋にはトカゲや虫がうようよしている。
That hut is crawling with lizards and insects.
2

skink lizard (Scincidae spp.)

竜王龍王りゅうおうNounFreq #22333
1

Dragon King

2

Shogi

promoted rook

飛竜ひりゅう飛龍ひりょうNounFreq #23569
1

flying dragon

黒龍黒竜こくりゅうNounFreq #26641
1

black dragon

ウーロン茶烏竜茶烏龍茶ウーロンちゃウーロンチャ鳥龍茶鳥竜茶NounFreq #26996
1

oolong tea

竜神龍神りゅうじんNounFreq #34025
1

dragon god; dragon king

2

Buddhism

naga

青龍青竜せいりょうしょうりょうせいりゅうNounFreq #36066
1

blue dragon (an auspicious creature in Chinese mythology)

2

Azure Dragon (god said to rule over the eastern heavens)

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