龍王

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See also: 龙王

Chinese

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

Etymology

Pronunciation

Proper noun

龍王

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

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Sino-Xenic (龍王):

Japanese

Kanji in this term
龍 王
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.)
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