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Kanji Detail for 龍 - "dragon, imperial, powerful"
龍
- Meaning
龍 means "dragon, imperial, powerful."
Dragon - A mythical creature.
Imperial - Related to the emperor.
Excellent - Outstanding; superior.
- Dictionary Citations
The meaning above is based on the following sources:
KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary
dragon; imperial
Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters
dragon; Kangxi radical 212
CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary
surname Long
Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data
dragon; symbol of the emperor
XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary
Old accounts say it is the chief of scaled creatures. Can produce clouds and rain. Benefits all things. Hence one of the Four Supernatural Creatures. Also used as a metaphor for the sovereign. Hence the emperor ascending the throne is called 龍飛 (dragon soaring). | A horse eight feet or taller is called a dragon. | Mountain ridges are called 龍 (dragon). As in geomancers speaking of 龍脈 (dragon veins).
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