# 竜

| 竜 | U+7ADC, &#31452; CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-7ADC |
| ← 竛 [U+7ADB] | CJK Unified Ideographs | 竝 → [U+7ADD] |
| ⻯ | U+2EEF, &#12015; CJK RADICAL J-SIMPLIFIED DRAGON |
| ← ⻮ [U+2EEE] | CJK Radicals Supplement | ⻰ → [U+2EF0] |

## Translingual

| Traditional | 龍 |
| Shinjitai | 竜 |
| Simplified | 龙 |

### Han character

竜 (Kangxi radical 212, 竜+0, 10 strokes, cangjie input 卜廿田山 (YTWU), four-corner 0071$_6$, composition ⿱立⿻日乚)

#### Derived characters

* 槞, 滝, 𫣏, 𠺠, 𡏡, 𢲣, 𥉫, 𧏵, 𧯇, 𨃸, 𨻫, 𪱨, 𫅮, 𬏑, 𬔔, 𪱯
* 𣯡, 𤄯, 𥉩, 𥪝, 𥪞, 𪥛, 𪷹, 𪽞, 𪿁, 𫏽, 𬂙, 𬺗, 𬺘, 𬺙, 𬺚, 篭, 𡙶, 𩄱, 𫳭, 𮄿

#### Related characters

* 龍 (Orthodox traditional form)

#### References

* Kangxi Dictionary: page 870, character 38
* Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 25751
* Dae Jaweon: page 1301, character 9
* Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 4, page 2708, character 2
* Unihan data for U+7ADC

## Chinese
### Glyph origin

Recorded as an ancient form of 龍 in the Kangxi dictionary in 1716 AD. Earlier dictionaries such as Longkan Shoujian 《龍龕手鑑》 in 997 AD and Jiyun 《集韻》 in 1037 AD recorded the glyph as 𥪖.

### Definitions

* For pronunciation and definitions of 竜 – see 龍 (“Chinese dragon; Western dragon; etc.”). (This character is recorded in one or more historical dictionaries as an ancient form of 龍).

### References

* Dictionary of Chinese Character Variants (教育部異體字字典), A04806-005

## Japanese

| Shinjitai | 竜 |
| Kyūjitai | 龍 |

### Glyph origin

From an ancient form of 龍 recorded in the Kangxi dictionary that became an official shinjitai character in 1946 listed in tōyō kanji.

### Kanji

(Jōyō kanji, shinjitai kanji, kyūjitai form 龍)

#### Readings

* Go-on: りゅう (ryū, Jōyō)
* Kan-on: りょう (ryō)
* Kan’yō-on: ろう (rō)
* Kun: たつ (tatsu, 竜, Jōyō)
* Nanori: かみ (kami)、きみ (kimi)、しげみ (shigemi)、とお (tō)、とおる (tōru)、めぐむ (megumu)

#### Compounds

* 竜胆(リンドウ) (rindō)
* 石竜子(トカゲ) (tokage)
* 土竜(モグラ) (mogura)

### Etymology 1

* Kanji in this term
* 竜
* りゅう Grade: S
* goon
* Alternative spellings
* 龍 (kyūjitai) 龍
From Middle Chinese 龍 (MC ljowng).

#### Pronunciation

* (Tokyo) りゅう [ryúꜜù] (Atamadaka –)
* IPA: [ɾʲɨː]
* Audio:(file)

#### Noun

竜(りゅう) • (ryū)
* (mythology) a Chinese dragon
* (mythology) Synonym of ドラゴン (doragon): a Western dragon
** 1999 July 22, “砦(とりで)を守(まも)る翼(よく)竜(りゅう) [Winged Dragon, Guardian of the Fortress]”, in Vol.4, Konami:
    山(やま)の砦(とりで)を守(まも)る竜(りゅう)。天(てん)空(くう)から急(きゅう)降(こう)下(か)して敵(てき)を攻(こう)撃(げき)。
       Yama no toride o mamoru ryū. Tenkū kara kyūkōka shite teki o kōgeki.
       A dragon who guards a mountainous fortress. It strikes its enemies as it dives down from the sky.
** 2004 May 1, Izawa, Hiroshi with Yamada, Kotaro, “第(だい)26(にじゅうろく)話(わ)　賢(けん)者(じゃ)の試(し)問(もん) [Chapter 26: A Test with the Sage]”, in ファイアーエムブレム 覇者の剣 [Fire Emblem: Sword of Champions], volume 7 (fiction), Tokyo: Shueisha, →ISBN, page 70:
    竜(りゅう)も人(ひと)も一(いっ)緒(しょ)に生(い)きればいい　そのくらいの広(ひろ)さは　世(せ)界(かい)にはあるだろ？オレはそんな世(せ)界(かい)を見(み)たいんだ
       Ryū mo hito mo issho ni ikireba ii Sono kurai no hirosa wa sekai ni wa aru daro? Ore wa sonna sekai o mitai n da
       Dragons and humans ought to be able to coexist. Isn’t the world large enough for both? I’d love to see such a world.
** 2007 October 20, Izawa, Hiroshi with Yamada, Kotaro, “最(さい)終(しゅう)話(わ)　それぞれの道(みち)へ [Final Chapter: Epilog]”, in ファイアーエムブレム 覇者の剣 [Fire Emblem: Sword of Champions], Jump Remix edition, volume 5 (fiction), Tokyo: Shueisha, →ISBN, page 353:
    神(かみ)と呼(よ)ばれし竜(りゅう)ファ ― Kami to Yobareshi Ryū Fa ― Fa, the Dragon Known as God
* (shogi, colloquial) Short for 竜王 (ryūō): dragon king; a promoted 角行 (kakugyō, “bishop”) that has the moves of both kakugyō and 王将 (ōshō)/玉将 (gyokushō)
* a 家紋 (kamon, “family crest”) with a Chinese dragon design

##### Derived terms

* 竜王(りゅうおう) (ryūō)
* 竜胆(りゅうたん) (ryūtan)

#### Affix

竜(りゅう) • (ryū)
* dragon
* hero
* imperial
* dinosaur

##### Derived terms

* 竜(りゅう)顔(がん) (ryūgan)
* 竜(りゅう)宮(ぐう) (ryūgū)
* 竜(りょう)虎(こ) (ryōko)
* りゅう座(ざ) (Ryūza)
* 恐(きょう)竜(りゅう) (kyōryū)
* 魚(ぎょ)竜(りゅう) (gyoryū)
* 蛟(こう)竜(りゅう) (kōryū)
* 飛(ひ)竜(りゅう) (hiryū)

#### Proper noun

竜(りゅう) • (Ryū)
* (astronomy) Short for りゅう座 (Ryūza): the constellation Draco
* a male given name
* a surname

### Etymology 2

* Kanji in this term
* 竜
* りょう Grade: S
* kan'on
* Alternative spellings
* 龍 (kyūjitai) 龍
From Middle Chinese 龍 (MC ljowng).

#### Pronunciation

* (Tokyo) りょー [ryóꜜò] (Atamadaka –)
* IPA: [ɾʲo̞ː]

#### Noun

竜(りょう) • (ryō)
* (mythology, rare or in Chinese contexts) a Chinese dragon

#### Affix

竜(りょう) • (ryō)
* dragon
* hero
* imperial

##### Derived terms

* 竜(りょう)駕(が) (ryōga)
* 竜顔(りょうがん) (ryōgan)
* 竜(りょう)姿(し) (ryōshi)
* 竜(りょう)攘(じょう)虎(こ)搏(はく) (ryōjōkohaku)
* 竜頭(りょうとう) (ryōtō)
* 竜(りょう)馬(ば) (ryōba)
* 竜(りょう)馬(め) (ryōme)
* 臥(が)竜(りょう) (garyō)
* 画(が)竜(りょう) (garyō)
* 亢竜(こうりょう) (kōryō)
* 潜竜(せんりょう) (senryō)
* 屠(と)竜(りょう) (toryō)
* 白竜(はくりょう) (hakuryō)
* 飛(ひ)竜(りょう) (hiryō)

### Etymology 3

* Kanji in this term
* 竜
* たつ Grade: S
* kun'yomi
* Alternative spellings
* 龍 (kyūjitai) 龍
From Old Japanese.
Possibly from the verb 立つ (tatsu, “to rise, stand”).

#### Pronunciation

* (Tokyo) たつ [tàtsú] (Heiban – [0])
* IPA: [ta̠t͡sɨ]

#### Noun

竜(たつ) • (tatsu)
* (mythology) a Japanese dragon

##### Derived terms

* 辰(たつ) (tatsu)
* 竜(たつ)頭(がしら) (tatsugashira)
* 竜(たつ)田(た) (Tatsuta)
* 竜(たつ)の落(お)とし子(ご) (tatsu no otoshigo)
* 竜巻(たつまき) (tatsumaki)
* 高倉竜(タカクラタツ) (takakuratatsu)

### References

* 1 2 3 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
* 1 2 NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN

## Vietnamese
### Han character

竜: Hán Việt readings: long
竜: Nôm readings: long, luông, lung, nong, luôn, luống
* Alternative form of 龍 (long)
* chữ Nôm form of luông (“Used in various compound words”).

#### Compounds

* 竜從 (luông tuồng, “dissolute; unrestrained”)
* 竜勞 (luông lao, “foolish; stupid”)

### References

* 1 2 3 4 Nguyễn (2014).
* 1 2 3 4 Nguyễn et al. (2009).
* ↑ Trần (2004).
* 1 2 3 Bonet (1899).
* ↑ Taberd & Pigneau de Béhaine (1838).
* ↑ Génibrel (1898).