竜 — 10 strokes ／ Radical「竜」
道準2High school level ／ 10 strokes ／ Radical「竜」
- On
- リュウ・リョウ・ロウ
- Kun
- たつ・いせ
- Meaning
- dragon
Origin
From an imagined creature with a head and winding body — a dragon.
Stroke order
Readings and examples
| リュウ | 竜・竜頭蛇尾 |
|---|---|
| たつ | 竜巻 |
Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.
Compounds
- 竜巻たつまき
tornado
- 恐竜きょうりゅう
dinosaur
Example
恐竜の化石を見学した。
We viewed dinosaur fossils.
Stroke data from: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0)