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：2026/01/08
竜
Hiragana
りゅう
Noun
abbreviation
alt-of
colloquial
Japanese Meaning
伝説上の生き物で、長い体と角を持ち、空を飛んだり天候を司るとされる存在。中国や日本など東アジアの文化において神聖視される。 / 西洋の伝承に登場するドラゴン一般。翼と爪、鱗を持ち、火を噴く怪物として描かれることが多い。
Easy Japanese Meaning
そらをとぶおおきなへびのようないきもの。ものがたりやむかしのはなしにでる。
Chinese (Simplified) Meaning
中国神话中的龙 / 西方神话中的龙
Chinese (Traditional) Meaning
中國神話中的龍 / 西方神話中的龍（巨龍）
Korean Meaning
중국 신화의 용 / 서양 신화의 드래곤
Indonesian
naga (mitologi Tiongkok) / naga (mitologi Barat)
Vietnamese Meaning
rồng (thần thoại Trung Hoa/Đông Á) / rồng phương Tây (thần thoại)
Tagalog Meaning
maalamat na nilalang na tulad ng ahas sa mitolohiyang Tsino / dambuhalang reptilyang may pakpak na humihinga ng apoy (mitolohiyang Kanluranin)
Sense（1）
(mythology) a Chinese dragon
Sense（2）
(mythology) Synonym of ドラゴン (doragon): a Western dragon
Sense（3）
(shogi, colloquial) Short for 竜王 (ryūō): dragon king; a promoted 角行 (kakugyō, “bishop”) that has the moves of both kakugyō and 王将 (ōshō)/玉将 (gyokushō)
Sense（4）
a 家紋 (kamon, “family crest”) with a Chinese dragon design
（ romanization ）
（ kyūjitai ）
（ hiragana ）
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(mythology) a Chinese dragon / (mythology) Synonym of ドラゴン (doragon): a Western dragon
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竜
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Dragons often appear in Chinese mythology.
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竜は中国の神話によく登場します。
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