りゆう

See also: りゅう

Japanese

For pronunciation and definitions of りゆう – see the following entries.

【理由】	[noun] a reason [noun] a motive

(This term, りゆう (riyū), is the hiragana spelling of the above term.)

【竜りゅう】S

[noun] (mythology) a Chinese dragon

[noun] (mythology) synonym of ドラゴン (doragon): a Western dragon

[noun] (shogi, colloquial) short for 竜王 (ryūō): dragon king; a promoted 角(かく)行(ぎょう) (kakugyō, “bishop”) that has the moves of both that piece and 王(おう)将(しょう) (ōshō)/玉(ぎょく)将(しょう) (gyokushō)

[noun] a 家(か)紋(もん) (kamon, “family crest”) with a Chinese dragon design

[affix] dragon

[affix] hero

[affix] imperial

[affix] dinosaur

[proper noun] (astronomy) short for りゅう座 (Ryūza): the constellation Draco

[proper noun] a male given name

[proper noun] a surname

(This term, りゆう (ryuu), is a historical kana spelling of the above term.)
For a list of all kanji read as りゆう, see Category:Japanese kanji read as りゆう.