龍
Readings
Kana:
リュウ、リョウ、ロウ、たつ
Romaji:
ryū, ryō, rou, tatsu
Name Reading
Kana:
りゅ
Romaji:
ryu
Meanings
dragon, imperial
Stroke Diagram
Kanji Info
Stroke Count:
16
Radical Number:
212
Frequency:
1734
Grade:
10
Skip Pattern:
1-9-7
Korean Reading:
rong
Chinese Reading:
long2
Unicode:
9f8d
JIS:
4E36
Indexes
Halpern Index: 1801
New Nelson Index: 7103
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 5b5.3
Four Corner Index: 0121.1
Daikanwanjiten Index: 48818
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 12.1112
Remembering the kanji Index: 2981
2013 Kanji Learners Index: 1600
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 2985
Kodansha Kanji Index: 2265
Words
竜
(りゅう、たつ、りょう)
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
青龍
(せいりょう、しょうりょう、せいりゅう)
blue dragon (an auspicious creature in Chinese mythology); Azure Dragon (god said to rule over the eastern heavens)
ウーロン茶
(ウーロンちゃ)
oolong tea
蛟竜
(こうりょう、こうりゅう)
mizuchi; mythical dragon-like beast, believed to ascend to the heavens through rain; unfulfilled genius; dormant talent
竜舟
(りゅうしゅう)
dragon boat (long 22-person canoe used for racing)
竜神
(りゅうじん)
dragon god; dragon king; naga
竜王
(りゅうおう)
Dragon King; promoted rook
土竜
(もぐら、むぐらもち、むぐら、もぐらもち、どりゅう、モグラ、モグラモチ)
mole (Talpidae spp., esp. the small Japanese mole, Mogera imaizumii)
登竜門
(とうりゅうもん)
gateway to success; opening to honours; opening to honors
竜虎
(りゅうこ、りょうこ)
dragon and tiger; two mighty rivals