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Kanji Detail for 竜 - "dragon"
竜
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Meaning
竜 means "dragon." Also associated with emperor, hero.
Dragon - A legendary serpent-like creature.
Emperor - A symbol of imperial power.
Hero - A great, powerful person.
Excellence - Superb quality; outstanding.
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Words using 竜
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恐竜
きょうりゅう
dinosaur
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竜王
りゅうおう
Dragon King; promoted rook
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登竜門
とうりゅうもん
gateway to success
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恐竜
きょうりゅう
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Four-character idioms with 竜
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伏竜鳳雛
ふくりょうほうすう
gifted young person who shows much promise; unrecognized genius; great person whose talent is hidden under a bushel
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画竜点睛
がりょうてんせい
finishing touches; last vital touch
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竜攘虎搏
りゅうじょうこはく
fierce fighting
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竜頭蛇尾
りゅうとうだび
strong beginning and weak ending; anticlimax
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臥竜鳳雛
がりょうほうすう
gifted young person who shows much promise; unrecognized genius; great person whose talent is hidden under a bushel
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飛竜乗雲
ひりゅうじょううん
hero that seizes the moment and rises
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伏竜鳳雛
ふくりょうほうすう
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Origin of 竜
The modern simplified form of 龍 — in fact an ancient variant of the same pictograph, revived for the postwar script reform: the dragon's head and coiling body compressed into ten strokes.
How to remember it: The dragon 龍 travelling light — same creature, packed for modern Japanese.
Sources: en.wiktionary.org · mojinavi.com
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Tattoo check: 竜
- Verified meaning: dragon
- Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises
- Used in real Japanese given names (read しげみ, たつ, たつざき, とおる)
- Also carries these associations: emperor, hero
A single kanji rarely maps one-to-one onto an English word. Read the meanings and associations above as a set — a character that fits the dictionary definition can still carry a connotation you did not intend.
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Name readings of 竜
Given names 竜(しげみ)
竜(とおる)
竜(のぼる)
竜(りゅう)
竜(りょう)
Surnames 竜(たつ)
竜(たつざき)
竜(りゆう)
竜(りゅうざき)
竜(りゅうじ)
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Compare with other kanji that mean the same thing:
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Dictionary Citations
The meaning above is based on the following sources:
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Onyomi
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Kunyomi
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Strokes
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Radical
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