竜

See also: 龍 and 龙

Translingual

Traditional	龍
Shinjitai	竜
Simplified	龙

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

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Glyph origin

Recorded as an ancient form of 龍 in the Kangxi dictionary in 1716 AD. Earlier dictionaries such as Longkan Shoujian (deprecated template usage) 《龍龕手鑑》 in 997 AD and Jiyun (deprecated template usage) 《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

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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

竜

(Jōyō kanji, shinjitai kanji, kyūjitai form 龍)

Readings

Go-on: りゅう (ryū, Jōyō)^{←りゆう (ryuu, historical)}
Kan-on: りょう (ryō)^{←りよう (ryou, historical)}
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

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
竜
りゅう Grade: S
goon

Alternative spellings
龍 (kyūjitai) 龍

From Middle Chinese 龍 (MC ljowng).

The 呉音 (goon, literally “Wu sound”) reading, so likely the initial borrowing from Middle Chinese.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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(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 mitain 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

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Derived terms

Proper noun

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(astronomy) Short for りゅう座 (Ryūza): the constellation Draco
a male given name
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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).

The 漢音 (kan'on, literally “Han sound”) reading, so likely a later borrowing from Middle Chinese.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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(mythology, rare or in Chinese contexts) a Chinese dragon

Affix

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Derived terms

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

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Noun

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(mythology) a Japanese dragon

Derived terms

References

Korean

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Hanja

竜 (eum 룡 (ryong), word-initial (South Korea) 용 (yong))

Alternative form of 龍 (“used in personal names”)

References

Supreme Court of the Republic of Korea (대한민국 대법원, Daehanmin'guk Daebeobwon) (2018). Table of hanja for personal names (인명용 한자표 / 人名用漢字表, Inmyeong-yong hanja-pyo), page 13. [1]
Zonmal.com Hanja Dictionary (존말닷컴 한자사전／漢字辭典) (2002-2005). [2]

Vietnamese

Han character

竜: Hán Việt readings: long^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]
竜: Nôm readings: long^[1]^[2]^[4], luông^[5]^[4]^[6], lung^[1], nong^[1], luôn^[2], luống^[2]

chữ Hán form of long (“dragon”).
Nôm form of luông (“Used in various compound words”).

Compounds

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

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 ^1.3 Nguyễn (2014).
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 ^2.2 ^2.3 Nguyễn et al. (2009).
^ Trần (2004).
↑ ^4.0 ^4.1 ^4.2 Bonet (1899).
^ Taberd & Pigneau de Béhaine (1838).
^ Génibrel (1898).

[tdcndg-1] 1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 ^1.3 Nguyễn (2014).

[tdcntd-2] 2.0 ^2.1 ^2.2 ^2.3 Nguyễn et al. (2009).

[gdhn-3] Trần (2004).

[bonet-4] 4.0 ^4.1 ^4.2 Bonet (1899).

[taberd-5] Taberd & Pigneau de Béhaine (1838).

[genibrel-6] Génibrel (1898).

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