竜 , 龍 , りゅう, たつ, りょう
ryū, tatsu, ryō
- dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon)
- naga (semidivine human-cobra chimera in Indian mythology)
- promoted rook (shogi)
登竜門 , 登 , とうりゅうもん
tōryūmon
- gateway to success; opening to honours; opening to honors
竜巻 , 竜巻 き, たつまき
tatsumaki
- tornado; waterspout
土竜 , 土 , もぐら, むぐらもち, むぐら, もぐらもち, どりゅう, モグラ, モグラモチ
mogura, muguramochi, mugura, moguramochi, doryū, mogura, moguramochi
- mole (Talpidae spp., esp. the small Japanese mole, Mogera imaizumii)
画 , 画竜点睛 , 画 , 臥 , がりょうてんせい, がりゅうてんせい
garyōtensei, garyūtensei
- finishing touch; completing (something) by executing the final, critical step
竜胆 , りんどう, りゅうたん
rindō, ryūtan
- gentian; Gentiana scabra var. buergeri; bellflower
竜虎 , 龍 , りゅうこ, りょうこ
ryūko, ryōko
- hero; clever writing; good writer
- dragon and tiger; two mighty rivals
竜頭蛇尾 , りゅうとうだび
ryūtōdabi
- a strong beginning and a weak ending; an anticlimax
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