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The Kanji Map

Kanji

Jōyō kanji, Taught in junior high

JLPT level: N1

1195 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Stroke count: 10

Meaning: dragon, imperial

Kunyomi: たつ, いせ

Onyomi: リュウ, リョウ, ロウ

竜

Radical

Radical: 立

Meaning: stand, erect

Reading: たつ

Frequency: 101

Alternative forms:

(alt radical position hen)

立

Examples

Onyomi Examples

竜 (リュウ) dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon), naga, semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology, promoted rook

竜王 (リュウオウ) Dragon King, promoted rook

鎧竜 (ガイリュウ) ankylosaur (any dinosaur of infraorder Ankylosauria)

青龍 (セイリョウ) blue dragon (an auspicious creature in Chinese mythology), Azure Dragon (god said to rule over the eastern heavens)

竜 (リュウ) dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon), naga, semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology, promoted rook

竜駕 (リョウガ) imperial carriage

青龍 (セイリョウ) blue dragon (an auspicious creature in Chinese mythology), Azure Dragon (god said to rule over the eastern heavens)

蛟竜 (コウリョウ) mizuchi, aquatic, dragon-like beast with four feet, horns and poisonous breath, unfulfilled genius, dormant talent

Kunyomi Examples

竜 (りゅう) dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon), naga, semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology, promoted rook

竜巻 (たつまき) tornado, whirlwind, waterspout, twister

伊勢海老 (いせえび) spiny lobster (esp. Japanese spiny lobster, Panulirus japonicus)

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