Memory phrase for the character: 竜

竜

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Meaning

dragon

Pronunciation

RYŪ, RYŌ
tatsu

Explanation

 Top: to stand 立, bottom: 电 (field 田 with a tail 乚)

Mnemonic
 
It is standing in the field with a huge tail: A dragon.

Radicals

竜 dragonTraditionally this: 龍 was used for dragon.
田 rice field
乚 kneeing personThe use of this radical is not uniform. It is understood as a lightning rod, hook or kneeling person.




 Vocabulary

竜巻 たつまき  tornado

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