龍王

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See also: 龙王

Chinese

dragon; imperial; surname king; Wang (proper name)
trad. (龍王)
simp. (龙王)

Etymology

Pronunciation


Proper noun

龍王

  1. (Chinese mythology) Dragon King (the god of water and weather)
  2. () Longwang (a town in Xiangzhou district, Xiangyang, Hubei, China)
  3. () Ryūō (a town in Shiga Prefecture, Japan)

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Sino-Xenic (龍王):

Japanese

Kanji in this term
りゅう
Jinmeiyō
おう
Grade: 1
on’yomi
For pronunciation and definitions of 龍王 – see the following entry.
竜王りゅうおう
(mythology) a dragon king, especially in esoteric Buddhist contexts
(shogi) a promoted 飛車 (hisha, flying chariot), having a move corresponding to both rook and king in Western chess
(shogi) one of the eight major titles of professional shogi, conferred to the winner of a 竜王戦 (ryūō-sen, dragon king match)
a placename, especially of a town in the district of either Nakakoma in central Yamanashi prefecture or Gamō in south Shiga prefecture
(This term, 龍王, is the kyūjitai of the above term.)