りゅう

dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon)

Also:naga, promoted rook

What does mean?

is a Japanese noun meaning dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon) in English. It can also be translated as naga, promoted rook depending on context. It is written as in kanji, りゅう in hiragana, and ryuu in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N5 vocabulary.

Example sentence

私はずっとが見たかったのですが、竜は現実の生物ではないのです。

I have always wanted to see a dragon, but dragons are not real creatures.