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龍: dragon

dragon
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Readings

On
リュウ・リョウ・ロウ
Kun
たつ

Traditional form of 竜, common in names, titles and fantasy. Read りゅう; たつ is the native reading, mostly in names.

Key words

龍りゅうdragon
龍神りゅうじんdragon god
白龍はくりゅうwhite dragon
龍宮りゅうぐうDragon Palace; undersea palace
龍たつdragon (as a given name)

Example sentences

On the mountaintop there is an old shrine that enshrines the dragon god.

Deep in the cave, a white dragon was sleeping quietly.

Old tales say that there is a Dragon Palace at the bottom of the sea.

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