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竜 : Dragon

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Components:

dragon, imperial

On 'yomi:
リュウ(ryuu) リョウ(ryou) ロウ(rou)
Kun 'yomi:
たつ(tatsu) いせ(ise)
Nanori:
りう(riu)
Strokes:10
Radical: (212)
Usage Rating:1195
JLPT:N1
old JLPT:1
Grade:8
Unicode:07adc
jis208:46-21
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竜 Usage examples

(こうりょう)dragon which has already ascended to the heavens
虎の争い(りゅうこのあらそい)well-matched contest, fight between a dragon and a tiger
騏兵(けいりゅうきへい)(Royal) light cavalry
(がいりゅう)ankylosaur (any dinosaur of infraorder Ankylosauria)
(けんりゅう)stegosaur (any dinosaur of infraorder Stegosauria)
三角(さんかくりゅう)triceratops (dinosaur)
(よくりゅう)pterosaur
(らいりゅう)brontosaurus, apatosaurus (dinosaur)
覇王(はおうりゅう)Tyrannosaurus rex
守護(しゅごりゅう)guardian dragon
鳳雛(がりょうほうすう)gifted young person who shows much promise, unrecognized genius, great person whose talent is hidden under a bushel
鳳雛(ふくりょうほうすう)gifted young person who shows much promise, unrecognized genius, great person whose talent is hidden under a bushel
骨弁(りゅうこつべん)keel petal (type of flower)
(りゅうしゃ)ryusha (spherical or egg-shaped part near the top of a pagoda finial)
首長(くびながりゅう)plesiosaur