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龍

龍 — readings, stroke count and radical

Stroke order

Stroke order data from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0).

Origin of the character

象形。蛇に似た伝説上の怪獣の姿を象る。「たつ」を意味する漢語｛龍｝を表す字。

Character meanings and origins come from the Japanese Wiktionary.

Meaning

dragon, imperial

English glosses from KANJIDIC2.

Readings

On (Sino-Japanese)
  • リュウ
  • リョウ
  • ロウ
Kun (native)
  • たつ
Nanori (used in names)
  • りゅ
Other languages
  • 拼音long2
  • 한글ryong
  • 한글rong
  • Hán-ViệtLong
  • Hán-ViệtSủng

Basics

Strokes
16 strokes
Radical
龍(りゅう)
JIS level
Level 1
Unicode
U+9F8D

Components

Components this kanji is made of. Follow them to find similar kanji.

Composition (IDS): left–right ⿰𦚏𳑳

Words using this kanji

  • 龍魚りゅうぎょdragon-like cryptid fish with many whiskers and no bones (likely a sturgeon)
  • 龍舞りゅうまいdragon dance (in Chinese culture)
  • 龍頭たつがしらsomething in the shape of a dragon's head (esp. a helmet crest)
  • 龍須糖りゅうのひげDragon's beard candy, Chinese cotton candy
  • 龍切手りゅうきってdragon stamp
  • 龍踊りじゃおどりdragon dance (e.g. in the Nagasaki Kunchi festival)
  • 龍山文化りゅうざんぶんかLongshan culture (China, 3000-1900 BCE), Lung-shan culture, Black Pottery culture
  • 龍谷大学りゅうこくだいがくRyukoku University
  • 龍が如くりゅうがごとくYakuza (video game series), Like a Dragon
  • 龍天に登るりゅうてんにのぼるrise of the dragon (bringing rain around the time of the spring equinox)

Words starting with this kanji, most common first.

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Variants

Lookup codes

SKIP
1-9-7
Four Corner
0121.1
Spahn–Hadamitzky
5b5.3
Heisig
2985