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竜

N1

Stroke Order

Meanings

  • dragon
  • imperial

On'yomi (音読み)

  • リュウ
  • リョウ
  • ロウ

Kun'yomi (訓読み)

  • たつ
  • いせ
Strokes
10
JLPT Level
N1
Frequency
#879
School Grade
Secondary
Radical
立#117 · stand

Components

Common Words

  • 竜りゅうNoun
    dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon)
  • 恐竜きょうりゅうNoun
    dinosaur
  • 竜王りゅうおうNoun
    Dragon King
  • 登竜門とうりゅうもんNoun
    gateway to success
  • 竜巻たつまきNoun
    tornado, whirlwind, waterspout
  • 竜宮りゅうぐうNoun
    Palace of the Dragon King, palace from the story of Urashima Tarō (said to be located at the bottom of the sea)
  • 亢竜こうりょうNoun
    dragon that has ascended to the heavens, person who has acquired immense wealth and power
  • 伏竜ふくりゅうNoun
    suicide divers (part of the Japanese Special Attack Units during WWII)

Practice in Kanjiru

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