龍王

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)

Derived terms

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (龍王):
  • Japanese: 竜王(りゅうおう) (ryūō)
  • Korean: 용왕(龍王) (yong'wang)
  • Vietnamese: long vương (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
[noun] (mythology) dragon king
[noun] (shogi) a Japanese shogi tournament, and the title conferred to its winner
[noun] (shogi) the name of the promoted piece that moves as the move of both rook and king in western chess
(This term, 龍王, is an alternative spelling of the above term.)
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