Kanji

竜

dragon, imperial

Kanji

Grade

Grade 8

Strokes

10 strokes

Radical

龍部

On'yomi (Chinese Reading)

リュウ, リョウ, ロウ

Kun'yomi (Japanese Reading)

たつ, いせ

Nanori (Name Reading)

かみ, きみ, しげみ, たつ, とお, とおる, めぐむ

Common Readings

リュウ, たつ

Example sentences

りゅう
湖の底には巨大な竜が住んでいるという伝説がある。

There is a legend that a giant dragon lives at the bottom of the lake.

屠る ほふる
竜を屠る英雄の物語を読んだ

I read a story about a hero who slays a dragon.

竜巻 たつまき
巨大な竜巻が数軒の家を破壊した

A massive tornado destroyed several houses.

恐竜 きょうりゅう
子供の頃、私は恐竜が大好きでした。

When I was a child, I loved dinosaurs.

絶滅 ぜつめつ
恐竜は数百万年前に絶滅した。

Dinosaurs became extinct several million years ago.

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