龍

dragon

Stroke count: 16

Readings

On readingリュウ、リョウ、ロウ

Kun readingたつ

Grade 10KANJIDIC

Meanings

dragon
龍は空想の動物だ。A dragon is a creature of fancy.tatoeba
景初四年銘盤龍鏡Banryu-kyo Mirror with the Date "Fourth Year of Jingchu"wiki
imperial
dragon (old)RtK

Radicals and components

Radical龍dragon

Components

How it's built

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Compound words

飛龍ひりゅう

龍宮りゅうぐう

Palace of the Dragon King

龍骨りゅうこつ

keel (of a ship)

龍車りゅうしゃ

imperial carriage

龍舟りゅうしゅう

dragon boat (long 22-person canoe used for racing)

龍胆りんどう

gentian (Gentiana scabra var. buergeri)

龍甕りょうが

imperial carriage

亢龍こうりょう

dragon that has ascended to the heavens

爬龍はありい

Okinawan dragon boat race

蛟龍こうりょう

蟠龍はんりょう

袞龍こんりょう

烏龍茶ウーロンちゃ

鳥龍茶ウーロンちゃ

龍舌蘭りゅうぜつらん

龍涎香りゅうぜんこう

画龍点睛がりょうてんせい

finishing touches

龍頭蛇尾りゅうとうだび

strong beginning and weak ending

亢龍有悔こうりょうゆうかい

the arrogant dragon will have cause to repent

画龍点睛を欠くがりょうてんせいをかく

to be incomplete

Additional Examples

坂本龍馬関係資料

Sakamoto Ryoma Related Materialswiki

Stroke Order

16 strokes

Practice Writing

Practice Writing 龍

Draw with a guide, then from memory — checked at every step