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

Composition:

Radical

Radical:

Meaning: stand, erect

Examples

Onyomi Examples

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

リュウオウ Dragon King, promoted rook

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)

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

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)

コウリョウ mizuchi, mythical dragon-like beast, believed to ascend to the heavens through rain, unfulfilled genius, dormant talent

Kunyomi Examples

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

たつまき tornado, waterspout

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