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：2026/01/08
竜
Hiragana
りゅう / たつ
Noun
Japanese Meaning
神話や伝説に登場する想像上の生き物で、特に中国文化圏において、長い体・角・ひげ・鱗を持ち、雲や雨を呼び水をつかさどる霊的存在。「龍」とも書く。 / 一般に「ドラゴン」と訳される、西洋・東洋を問わない竜全般。 / 将棋や囲碁などで「竜」の字を含む駒や形の名称。例：将棋の「竜王」「竜」。
Easy Japanese Meaning
ちゅうごくのむかしのはなしにでるへびのようなおおきないきものでそらをとびつよいちからがある
Chinese (Simplified) Meaning
中国神话中的龙 / 东方文化中的龙
Chinese (Traditional) Meaning
中國神話中的龍 / 象徵吉祥與權威的中國神話生物龍
Korean Meaning
중국 신화의 용 / 중국식 용
Indonesian
naga Tiongkok / naga dalam mitologi Tiongkok
Vietnamese Meaning
rồng Trung Hoa (sinh vật thần thoại) / rồng trong thần thoại Trung Quốc
Tagalog Meaning
dragong Tsino / nilalang na alamat sa kulturang Tsino na kahawig ng mahabang ahas
Sense（1）
(mythology, rare or in Chinese contexts) a Chinese dragon
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（ romanization ）
（ kyūjitai ）
（ hiragana historical ）
（ hiragana ）
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(mythology, rare or in Chinese contexts) a Chinese dragon
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Dragons often appear in Japanese mythology.
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竜は日本の神話によく登場します。
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