竜 (りゅう)dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology
- dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon)noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
- naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythologynoun (common) (futsuumeishi)
- promoted rooknoun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Kanji in 竜
Words that share its kanji
- 恐竜きょうりゅうdinosaur
- 竜王りゅうおうDragon King
- 登竜門とうりゅうもんgateway to success; opening to honours
- 竜宮りゅうぐうPalace of the Dragon King; palace from the story of Urashima Tarō (said to be located at the bottom of the sea)
- 竜巻たつまきtornado; waterspout
- カモハシ竜カモハシりゅうduck-billed dinosaur; hadrosaur
- タイ土竜タイもぐらKloss's mole (Euroscaptor klossi)
- ヨーロッパ土竜ヨーロッパもぐらEuropean mole (Talpa europaea); common mole
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