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"
Kanji used
dragon
Pitch accent
りゅ
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Used in vocabulary (51 in total)
Dragon King; promoted rook
① 空を飛ぶ竜。② ワイバーン。
herbal medicine prepared from dried earthworms
dragon god; dragon king; naga
gentian (Gentiana scabra var. buergeri); autumn bellflower
imperial carriage
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
① もぐらの別名。
brontosaurus; apatosaurus
brontosaurus; apatosaurus
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。
ryūsha; spherical part of a pagoda finial between the hōju and suien
long mai (feng shui); longmai; the air or energy flowing down from an undulating mountain range
longan (Euphoria longana)
Yinglong; dragon and rain deity in Chinese mythology
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。
dragon's den; auspicious place for a temple, town, etc. to be built (feng shui)
ceratopsian (any quadrupedal herbivorous dinosaur of infraorder Ceratopsia)
phosphorescent lights seen at sea at night; lights that can be seen on the altar of gods, intended as an offering
rising dragon; white saddle (Helvella crispa); elfin saddle; common helvel
drawn dragon; painted dragon
dwarf mondo grass (Ophiopogon japonicus)
stegosaur (any dinosaur of infraorder Stegosauria)
borneol (crystalline turpenoid alcohol)
Imperial countenance; face of the Emperor
Draco (constellation); the Dragon
rising dragon; white saddle (Helvella crispa); elfin saddle; common helvel
imperial carriage
triceratops (dinosaur)
Saurischia (order of dinosaurs with lizard-like pelvic structures)
ryūsha; spherical part of a pagoda finial between the hōju and suien
Pelycosauria (order of primitive synapsids, now considered to be paraphyletic)
Tyrannosaurus rex
pachycephalosaur (any dinosaur of infraorder Pachycephalosauria)
duck-billed dinosaur; hadrosaur
Sauropsida (branch of amniotes that includes reptiles, birds and non-avian dinosaurs)
duck-billed dinosaur; hadrosaur
Futabasaurus suzukii (species of plesiosaur)
tapestry turban (species of turban shell, Turbo petholatus)
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.