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Kanji Detail for 龍 - "dragon, imperial"
龍
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Meaning
龍 means "dragon, imperial." Also associated with excellent.
Dragon - A mythical creature.
Imperial - Related to the emperor.
Excellent - Outstanding; superior.
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Four-character idioms with 龍
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亢龍有悔
こうりょうゆうかい
the arrogant dragon will have cause to repent; he who reaches the top is bound to fail if he is not prudent
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亢龍有悔
こうりょうゆうかい
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Origin of 龍
A pictograph of the dragon itself: the right side is the serpentine body, the left the great crested head with its open jaw. Oracle-bone forms coil like the water deity the character names.
How to remember it: The left half is the head wearing a crown, the right half the long coiling body — a crowned serpent rising: the dragon.
Sources: en.wiktionary.org · mojinavi.com
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Tattoo check: 龍
- Verified meaning: dragon, imperial
- Jinmeiyō kanji — officially approved for use in Japanese given names
- Used in real Japanese given names (read しげみ, たき, たつ, たつじ)
- Also carries these associations: excellent
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 龍
Given names 龍(しげみ)
龍(たつ)
龍(とおる)
龍(りゅう)
龍(りょう)
龍(りょうみん)
Surnames 龍(たき)
龍(たつじ)
龍(よん)
龍(りゆう)
龍(りゅうじ)
龍(りよう)
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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:
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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Onyomi
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Kunyomi
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Strokes
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Radical
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Related Keywords
Sentences including 龍
トムは龍を殺した。
Tom killed the dragon.
A dragon is a creature of fancy.
How many rocks can you see at Ryoanji?
Ryuutarou Hashimoto has been appointed the 82nd prime minister of the National Diet of Japan.
内閣総理大臣指名選挙が行われ、第８２代内閣総理大臣に橋本龍太郎氏が選出されました。
A vote was held by the National Diet, and Ryutaro Hashimoto was selected to be the 82nd prime minister.