Kanji龍
Readingりゅう
Frequency40%
Used in (77 in total)
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
dragon god; dragon king; naga
splendid horse; promoted bishop
suicide divers (part of the Japanese Special Attack Units during WWII)
Dragon King; promoted rook
blue dragon (an auspicious creature in Chinese mythology); Azure Dragon (god said to rule over the eastern heavens)
long mai (feng shui); longmai; the air or energy flowing down from an undulating mountain range
flying dragon
yellow dragon
mole (Talpidae spp., esp. the small Japanese mole, Mogera imaizumii)
dragon's den; auspicious place for a temple, town, etc. to be built (feng shui)
golden dragon
shoryuken (uppercut move in the Street Fighter series)
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
longan (Euphoria longana)
Palace of the Dragon King; palace from the story of Urashima Tarō (said to be located at the bottom of the sea)
nine-headed dragon
dragon-slaying; Kawasaki Ki-45 (WWII heavy fighter aircraft)
mizuchi; aquatic, dragon-like beast with four feet, horns and poisonous breath; unfulfilled genius; dormant talent
two mighty rivals; (lit.) dragon and tiger
unrecognized genius; exceptional person hidden among the masses; reclining dragon
rising dragon; white saddle (Helvella crispa); elfin saddle; common helvel
Imperial countenance; face of the Emperor
Yinglong (dragon and rain deity)
gentian (Gentiana scabra var. buergeri); autumn bellflower
Shen Long (spiritual dragon in Chinese mythology); Shen-lung
keel (of a ship); Fossilia ossis mastodi (traditional Chinese medicine); dragon bone; longgu
filhos (traditional Portuguese dessert); deep-fried tofu mixed with thinly sliced vegetables
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)
hand-operated firefighting pump (used throughout the Edo and Meiji periods); water pistol; squirt gun; water gun
stegosaur (any dinosaur of infraorder Stegosauria)
dragon-like cryptid fish with many whiskers and no bones (likely a sturgeon)
Yakuza (video game series); Like a Dragon
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)
a fight between equally great opponents; (lit.) dragon and tiger fighting one another
dragon's teeth
dragon's fang
agave; maguey; American aloe; century plant (Agave americana)
borneol (crystalline turpenoid alcohol)
the eight legions (devas, nagas, yaksas, gandharvas, asuras, garudas, kimnaras, mahoragas)
descending dragon
finishing touches; last vital touch
strong beginning and weak ending; anticlimax
person biding their time; heir waiting to ascend the throne; great talent yet to make their mark
dragoon (in the Final Fantasy media franchise); lancer; dragon knight
Chinese sword; falchion
imperial carriage
dragon that has ascended to the heavens; (fig.) person who has acquired immense wealth and power
Longshan culture (China, 3000-1900 BCE); Lung-shan culture; Black Pottery culture
Kyoto Sangyo University, Kindai University, Konan University and Ryukoku University (group of similarly ranked private universities in the Kansai region)
hand-operated fire pump
red dragon; earthworm
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)
one-square-gap dragon; tactic involving checking the enemy king with a dragon one square horizontally away from it
hero that seizes the moment and rises; (lit.) a dragon soaring through the clouds
king of herrings (Regalecus glesne); oarfish; ribbonfish