Kanji
Readingりゅう
Frequency40%
Used in (49 in total)
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
splendid horse; promoted bishop
dragon god; dragon king; naga
suicide divers (part of the Japanese Special Attack Units during WWII)
blue dragon (an auspicious creature in Chinese mythology); Azure Dragon (god said to rule over the eastern heavens)
Dragon King; promoted rook
long mai (feng shui); longmai; the air or energy flowing down from an undulating mountain range
Palace of the Dragon King; palace from the story of Urashima Tarō (said to be located at the bottom of the sea)
shoryuken (uppercut move in the Street Fighter series)
dragon's den; auspicious place for a temple, town, etc. to be built (feng shui)
mole (Talpidae spp., esp. the small Japanese mole, Mogera imaizumii)
blue dragon; Azure Dragon (god said to rule over the eastern heavens); seven mansions (Chinese constellations) of the eastern heavens; large horse with a bluish-leaden coat; shape of an old pine tree
golden dragon
longan (Euphoria longana)
dragon-slaying; Kawasaki Ki-45 (WWII heavy fighter aircraft)
unrecognized genius; exceptional person hidden among the masses; reclining dragon
mizuchi; mythical dragon-like beast, believed to ascend to the heavens through rain; unfulfilled genius; dormant talent
dragon and tiger; (fig.) two mighty rivals
Imperial countenance; face of the Emperor
rising dragon; white saddle (Helvella crispa); elfin saddle; common helvel
gateway to success; opening to honours; opening to honors
dragon flute; medium-pitched bark-covered bamboo transverse flute with seven holes, used in gagaku
Palace of the Dragon King; palace from the story of Urashima Taro (said to be located at the bottom of the sea)
Yinglong; dragon and rain deity in Chinese mythology
finishing touch; completing (something) by executing the final, critical step
dragon-like cryptid fish with many whiskers and no bones (likely a sturgeon)
hand-operated fire pump; water pistol; squirt gun; water gun
Unryū style of grand champion's ring-entering ceremony
imperial carriage
dragon dance (in Chinese culture)
dragon boat (long 22-person canoe used for racing)
dragon's fang
agave; maguey; American aloe; century plant (Agave americana)
borneol (crystalline turpenoid alcohol)
descending dragon
strong beginning and weak ending; anticlimax
the eight legions (devas, nagas, yaksas, gandharvas, asuras, garudas, kimnaras, mahoragas)
imperial carriage
Longshan culture (China, 3000-1900 BCE); Lung-shan culture; Black Pottery culture
hand-operated fire pump
rise of the dragon (bringing rain around the time of the spring equinox)
Dragon's beard candy; Chinese cotton candy; Chinese pastry, similar to Turkish pishmaniye or Persian pashmak (thin pastry threads outside, filling inside)