リュウ
Meanings
Noun
1. dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon)
2. naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology
Pitch accent
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Used in vocabulary (52 in total)
Dragon King; promoted rook
imperial carriage
dwarf mondo grass (Ophiopogon japonicus)
Futabasaurus suzukii (species of plesiosaur)
longan (Euphoria longana)
brontosaurus; apatosaurus
long mai (feng shui); longmai; the air or energy flowing down from an undulating mountain range
dragon god; dragon king; naga
flying dragon
crown (of a watch); stem; cannon (of a bell); something in the shape of a dragon's head (esp. a helmet crest)
herbal medicine prepared from dried earthworms
gentian (Gentiana scabra var. buergeri); autumn bellflower
mole (Talpidae spp., esp. the small Japanese mole, Mogera imaizumii)
imperial carriage
white dragon
pterosaur
deva and naga; heavenly dragon
brontosaurus; apatosaurus
guardian dragon
ryūsha; spherical part of a pagoda finial between the hōju and suien
golden dragon
dragon's den; auspicious place for a temple, town, etc. to be built (feng shui)
Yinglong; dragon and rain deity in Chinese mythology
phosphorescent lights seen at sea at night; lights that can be seen on the altar of gods, intended as an offering
ceratopsian (any quadrupedal herbivorous dinosaur of infraorder Ceratopsia)
rising dragon; white saddle (Helvella crispa); elfin saddle; common helvel
Imperial countenance; face of the Emperor
Tyrannosaurus rex
drawn dragon; painted dragon
stegosaur (any dinosaur of infraorder Stegosauria)
Draco (constellation); the Dragon
borneol (crystalline turpenoid alcohol)
dragon dance (in Chinese culture)
triceratops (dinosaur)
Saurischia (order of dinosaurs with lizard-like pelvic structures)
tapestry turban (species of turban shell, Turbo petholatus)
Tyrannosaurus rex
pachycephalosaur (any dinosaur of infraorder Pachycephalosauria)
duck-billed dinosaur; hadrosaur
rise of the dragon (bringing rain around the time of the spring equinox)
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.