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竜

Dragon

WaniKani level 44JLPT N1Joyo general useTop 1,000-1,500 Β· #119510 strokes

Meanings

Dragon, Imperial

On'yomi

γ‚Šγ‚…γ†γ€ γ‚Šγ‚‡γ†γ€ ろう

Chinese-derived readings, typically used in compounds.

Kun'yomi

γŸγ€γ€ いせ

Native Japanese readings, typically used as standalone words.

Stroke order

Stroke order diagram for 竜

竜 is written in 10 strokes. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0).

About this kanji

竜 (Dragon) is taught on WaniKani at level 44 and appears in the JLPT N1 kanji set. It is taught in Japanese secondary school as part of the official Joyo kanji list. It ranks #1195 in modern newspaper-frequency lists. It is written with 10 strokes.

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