りゅう
Meanings
Noun
1. dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon)
2. naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology
3. promoted rook
when read as "りゅう, りょう"
Pitch accent
りゅ
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Used in vocabulary (55 in total)
dragon god; dragon king; naga
phosphorescent lights seen at sea at night; lights that can be seen on the altar of gods, intended as an offering
Dragon King; promoted rook
① 五竜の一つで西方を守護する神獣。四神の白虎に相当。白は五行説で西方の色である。② 白く泡立つ渓流や滝を形容したもの。
deva and naga; heavenly dragon
Imperial countenance; face of the Emperor
dragon's den; auspicious place for a temple, town, etc. to be built (feng shui)
Draco (constellation); the Dragon
① 空を飛ぶ竜。② ワイバーン。
herbal medicine prepared from dried earthworms
stegosaur (any dinosaur of infraorder Stegosauria)
① 金色の竜。中国の伝説に登場する雨を降らせて罰せられた竜。
Draco (constellation); the Dragon
① 竜の頭。それを象ったもの。② 釣り鐘の頂部につけた梁につるすためのつり手。③ 仏具の幡のさおの先につるすためのつり手。④ 兜の前立につける飾り。たつがしら。⑤ 腕時計や懐中時計などで針を動かしたりぜんまいを巻いたりするためのつまみ。
imperial carriage
Yinglong; dragon and rain deity in Chinese mythology
long mai (feng shui); longmai; the air or energy flowing down from an undulating mountain range
brontosaurus; apatosaurus
rising dragon; white saddle (Helvella crispa); elfin saddle; common helvel
dragon dance (in Chinese culture)
gentian (Gentiana scabra var. buergeri); autumn bellflower
① もぐらの別名。
pterosaur
brontosaurus; apatosaurus
guardian dragon
ryūsha; spherical part of a pagoda finial between the hōju and suien
longan (Euphoria longana)
ceratopsian (any quadrupedal herbivorous dinosaur of infraorder Ceratopsia)
imperial carriage
Tyrannosaurus rex
drawn dragon; painted dragon
dwarf mondo grass (Ophiopogon japonicus)
borneol (crystalline turpenoid alcohol)
Futabasaurus suzukii (species of plesiosaur)
triceratops (dinosaur)
Saurischia (order of dinosaurs with lizard-like pelvic structures)
rise of the dragon (bringing rain around the time of the spring equinox)
Tyrannosaurus rex
pachycephalosaur (any dinosaur of infraorder Pachycephalosauria)
duck-billed dinosaur; hadrosaur
duck-billed dinosaur; hadrosaur
rise of the dragon (bringing rain around the time of the spring equinox)
tapestry turban (species of turban shell, Turbo petholatus)
Sauropsida (branch of amniotes that includes reptiles, birds and non-avian dinosaurs)
Pelycosauria (order of primitive synapsids, now considered to be paraphyletic)
dragon stamp
Longshan culture (China, 3000-1900 BCE); Lung-shan culture; Black Pottery culture
dragon flute; medium-pitched bark-covered bamboo transverse flute with seven holes, used in gagaku
Examples (2 in total)
The dragon is an imaginary creature.
I have always wanted to see a dragon, but dragons are not real creatures.