dragon
On'yomi (音読み)
- リュウ
- ル
Kun'yomi (訓読み)
- たつ
About this kanji
The kanji 竜 means "dragon" and represents this mythical creature found in many cultures. It is primarily used as a noun but can also be part of verbs in some compounds. Common compounds include 竜巻 (たつまき), which means "tornado," 竜神 (りゅうじん), referring to a "dragon deity," and 竜馬 (りょうま), meaning "dragon horse," often referring to a heroic figure. Additionally, there's 竜胆 (りゅうたん), a type of plant known as gentian. A usage note is that 竜 can also be pronounced as たつ in some contexts, especially when referring to dragons in a more native or traditional sense.
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Example sentences
竜が空を飛んでいる夢を見た。
I dreamed of a dragon flying in the sky.
Meanings across languages
- English
- dragon
- Tiếng Việt
- rồng
- 日本語
- 竜
- 한국어
- 용
- 中文
- 龙
- id
- naga
- th
- มังกร
- es
- dragón
- fr
- dragon
- de
- Drache
- pt
- dragão
Common compounds
- 竜巻たつまきtornado
- 竜神りゅうじんdragon deity
- 竜馬りょうまdragon horse
- 竜胆りゅうたんgentian
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