Keyword
ancient dragon
Info
FrequencyTop 1100-1200
Type
Jinmeiyō 
?
Kyūjitai ?
KankenLevel Pre-1
Heisig2985
Modern form竜
Readings
たつ
(27%)
Composed of
standing up
moon
divining rod
oneself
three
Mnemonic

On the right side we can see a pictograph of an ancient dragon who is standing up. He's so huge his head is higher in the sky than the moon!

Used in kanji (11 in total)
assault
basket
haziness
patronage
Used in vocabulary (102 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
blue dragon (an auspicious creature in Chinese mythology); Azure Dragon (god said to rule over the eastern heavens)
splendid horse; promoted bishop
Dragon King; promoted rook
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)
golden dragon
dragon's den; auspicious place for a temple, town, etc. to be built (feng shui)
something in the shape of a dragon's head (esp. a helmet crest)
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
two mighty rivals; (lit.) dragon and tiger
suicide divers (part of the Japanese Special Attack Units during WWII)
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
shoryuken (uppercut move in the Street Fighter series)
mizuchi; aquatic, dragon-like beast with four feet, horns and poisonous breath; unfulfilled genius; dormant talent
unrecognized genius; exceptional person hidden among the masses; reclining dragon
dragon-slaying; Kawasaki Ki-45 (WWII heavy fighter aircraft)
rising dragon; white saddle (Helvella crispa); elfin saddle; common helvel
Imperial countenance; face of the Emperor
tornado; whirlwind; waterspout; twister
xiaolongbao (eastern Chinese steamed bun); soup dumpling
oolong (tea)
gentian (Gentiana scabra var. buergeri); autumn bellflower
Yinglong (dragon and rain deity)
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
tornado; whirlwind; waterspout; twister
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)
person biding their time; heir waiting to ascend the throne; great talent yet to make their mark
Unryū style of grand champion's ring-entering ceremony
to be incomplete; to feel incomplete; to lack the finishing touch
dragon-like cryptid fish with many whiskers and no bones (likely a sturgeon)
stegosaur (any dinosaur of infraorder Stegosauria)
hand-operated firefighting pump (used throughout the Edo and Meiji periods); water pistol; squirt gun; water gun
Yakuza (video game series); Like a Dragon
Okinawan dragon boat race
dragon dance (in Chinese culture)
dragon boat (long 22-person canoe used for racing)
imperial robes
imperial carriage
coiled dragon; dragon coiled on the earth, which has not yet ascended to the sky
a fight between equally great opponents; (lit.) dragon and tiger fighting one another
the eight legions (devas, nagas, yaksas, gandharvas, asuras, garudas, kimnaras, mahoragas)
borneol (crystalline turpenoid alcohol)
a fight between equally great opponents; (lit.) dragon and tiger fighting one another
rising dragon; white saddle (Helvella crispa); elfin saddle; common helvel
dragon's fang
oolong (tea)
dragon dance (e.g. in the Nagasaki Kunchi festival)
descending dragon
agave; maguey; American aloe; century plant (Agave americana)
dragon's teeth
filhos (traditional Portuguese dessert); deep-fried tofu mixed with thinly sliced vegetables
finishing touches; last vital touch
strong beginning and weak ending; anticlimax
seahorse; sea horse
lizard; skink lizard (Scincidae spp.)
seahorse; sea horse
Chinese sword; falchion
king of herrings (Regalecus glesne); oarfish; ribbonfish
finishing touches; last vital touch
dragoon (in the Final Fantasy media franchise); lancer; dragon knight
imperial carriage
dragon that has ascended to the heavens; (fig.) person who has acquired immense wealth and power
mizuchi; aquatic, dragon-like beast with four feet, horns and poisonous breath
mizuchi; aquatic, dragon-like beast with four feet, horns and poisonous breath
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)
hand-operated fire pump
Longshan culture (China, 3000-1900 BCE); Lung-shan culture; Black Pottery culture
red dragon; earthworm
Kyoto Sangyo University, Kindai University, Konan University and Ryukoku University (group of similarly ranked private universities in the Kansai region)
the arrogant dragon will have cause to repent; he who reaches the top is bound to fail if he is not prudent
hero that seizes the moment and rises; (lit.) a dragon soaring through the clouds
one-square-gap dragon; tactic involving checking the enemy king with a dragon one square horizontally away from it
Examples (2 in total)
Tom killed the dragon.
How many rocks can you see at Ryoanji?