龍

16 strokes
Jinmeiyou kanji used in names
Kentei exam level Pre-1

dragon, imperial

Kun'yomi
  • たつ
    		dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon) ②naga ③promoted rook
On'yomi
  • リュウ
    		dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon) ②naga ③promoted rook
  • リョウ
    		dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon) ②naga ③promoted rook
  • ロウ
Nanori
  • りゅ

Main Radical

龍(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

リュウ 93.9%
リョウ 5.8%
たつ 0.3%

Character Breakdown

dragon, imperial
リュウ　リョウ　たつ (Kentei Pre-1)
stake(樁)　variant
stand up, rise, set up
た.つ　リツ　たつ (1st, N4)
kettle lid radical (no. 8)
トウ (Kentei 1)
grass, straw, herbs
to divide
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ　いっ　ひと- (1st, N5)
month, moon
つき　ゲツ　ガツ (1st, N5)
bow, bow (archery, violin)
ゆみ　キュウ　こ (2nd, N1)
three
サン　み　みっ.つ (1st, N5)

Contained In

壟 寵 朧 瀧 瓏 籠 聾 蘢 襲 隴 龕

Common Words

はく
白
りょう
龍
white dragon
こう
紅
りゅう
龍
red dragon
が
臥
りゅう
龍
unrecognized genius ②reclining dragon
きん
金
りゅう
龍
golden dragon
こく
黒
りゅう
龍
black dragon
こう
黄
りゅう
龍
yellow dragon
りゅう
龍
まい
舞
dragon dance (in Chinese culture)
が
牙
りゅう
龍
dragon's fang
のぼ
昇
　
り
りゅう
龍
rising dragon ②white saddle (Helvella crispa)
うん
雲
りゅう
龍
cloud dragon
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References

Unicode hex code 9F8D
JIS X 0208 1-46-22
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 7103
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 1801
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 2265
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha), 2nd edition (2013) 1600
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji 2981
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji, Sixth Ed. 2985
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 48818
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 5b5.3
Four corner code 0121.1