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N1 Noun

(りゅう)dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon), naga, semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology, promoted rook

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    1. Noun

      1. 1.

        dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon)

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      2. 2.

        naga, semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology

      3. 3.

        promoted rook

        Abbreviation, Shogi, Only applies to りゅう, りょう,

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    竜 【りゅう】竜 【たつ】竜 【りょう】龍 【りゅう】龍 【たつ】龍 【りょう】

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      (りゅう)とドラゴンは(おな)動物(どうぶつ)()します。

      'Ryū' and ‘dragon' refer to the same creature, especially the Chinese dragon.

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      (へび)()ている(りゅう)は、想像(そうぞう)(じょう)動物(どうぶつ)とされている。

      Dragons, which resemble snakes, are considered mythical creatures.

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      (りゅう)(おお)きな(へび)()ていて、(よん)(ほん)(あし)()っています。

      Dragons looks like a giant snake but with four legs.

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      将棋(しょうぎ)では、飛車(ひしゃ)()()がるとその(こま)(りゅう)へと()わるらしい。

      In Shogi, when a rook is promoted, it apparently transforms into a dragon piece.

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      中国(ちゅうごく)では、(りゅう)(ほう)()(りん)などと一緒(いっしょ)四瑞(しすい)として(とうと)ばれています。

      In China, dragons are revered as one of the Four Auspicious Beasts, alongside the phoenix, turtle, and kirin.

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