竜りゅう
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
う
Top 4000
Used in vocabulary (64 in total)
Dragon King; promoted rook
flying dragon
herbal medicine prepared from dried earthworms
dragon god; dragon king; naga
imperial carriage
gentian (Gentiana scabra var. buergeri); autumn bellflower
deva and naga; heavenly dragon
nine-headed dragon
crown (of a watch); stem; canon (of a bell); something in the shape of a dragon's head (esp. a helmet crest)
brontosaurus; apatosaurus
brontosaurus; apatosaurus
mole (Talpidae spp., esp. the small Japanese mole, Mogera imaizumii)
keel (of a ship); Fossilia ossis mastodi (traditional Chinese medicine); dragon bone; longgu
dragon's teeth
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)
golden dragon
Shen Long (spiritual dragon in Chinese mythology); Shen-lung
Shen Long (spiritual dragon in Chinese mythology); Shen-lung
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
Ryūsei (professional go title)
rising dragon; white saddle (Helvella crispa); elfin saddle; common helvel
dragon that has ascended to the heavens; (fig.) person who has acquired immense wealth and power
dragoon (in the Final Fantasy media franchise); lancer; dragon knight
stegosaur (any dinosaur of infraorder Stegosauria)
dwarf mondo grass (Ophiopogon japonicus)
borneol (crystalline turpenoid alcohol)
drawn dragon; painted dragon
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
descending dragon
one-square-gap dragon; tactic involving checking the enemy king with a dragon one square horizontally away from it
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
dwarf mondo grass (Ophiopogon japonicus)
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.