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竜

竜 — dragon, imperial

On
リュウ, リョウ, ロウ
Kun
たつ, いせ
Strokes
10
JLPT
N1
School grade
8

Common words with 竜

  • 竜りゅうdragon (esp. a Chinese dragon)Common

    私はずっと竜が見たかったのですが、竜は現実の生物ではないのです。
    I have always wanted to see a dragon, but dragons are not real creatures.

  • 恐竜きょうりゅうdinosaurCommon

    かつては恐竜が地球を支配していた。
    Dinosaurs used to rule the earth.

  • 竜王りゅうおうDragon KingCommon
  • 登竜門とうりゅうもんgateway to successCommon
  • 竜巻たつまきtornado; whirlwind; waterspout; twisterCommon
  • 竜宮りゅうぐうPalace of the Dragon King; palace from the story of Urashima Tarō (said to be l…Occasional
  • 竜車りゅうしゃimperial carriageRare
  • 竜の口たつのくちdragon-head gargoyle; gutter spoutRare
  • 地竜じりゅうherbal medicine prepared from dried earthwormsRare
  • 竜船りゅうせんdragon boatRare
  • 火竜かりょうfiredrakeRare
  • 竜穴りゅうけつdragon's denRare
  • 剣竜けんりゅうstegosaur (any dinosaur of infraorder Stegosauria)Rare
  • 魚竜ぎょりゅうichthyosaurRare
  • 画竜がりょうdrawn dragon; painted dragonRare
  • 竜の落とし子たつのおとしごseahorse; sea horseRare
  • 角竜つのりゅうceratopsian (any quadrupedal herbivorous dinosaur of infraorder Ceratopsia)Rare
  • 主竜類しゅりゅうるいarchosaursRare
  • 盤竜目ばんりゅうもくPelycosauria (order of primitive synapsids, now considered to be paraphyletic)Rare
  • 竜脚類りゅうきゃくるいsauropodsRare

With the N5–N1 kanji, you can read 118 words that use 竜.

  • 竜 りゅう dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon)
  • 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
  • 竜巻 たつまき tornado; whirlwind; waterspout; twister

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