竜

Let’s learn the new Japanese kanji 竜!

今回の漢字は『竜』です。

竜 - りゅう、たつ　Chinese dragon 🐉

ドラゴン　dragon (western type)

恐竜 - きょうりゅう　a dinosaur

竜巻 - たつまき　a tornado, a whirlwind 🌪

竜の落とし子 - タツノオトシゴ　a seahorse

竜神 - りゅうじん　the dragon king, the dragon god

※ 竜宮 - りゅうぐう　 the Palace of the Dragon King (from The Legend of the Dragon’s King Palace 竜宮伝説)

P.S. Do you like audiobooks? Here is an interesting YouTube channel where talented Masuta-san beautifully reads masterworks of Japanese literature, including Dragon 竜 by Akutagawa Ryūnosuke 龍之介芥川:

(you can listen to the audiobook below)

This character had been used in combination with other characters to form another kanji expressing different concepts.

Can you guess what they mean?

水💧 ＋ 竜 🐉 ＝ ? 滝

竹🎋 ＋ 竜 🐉 ＝ ? 篭

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