Word Meaning 蒼竜

そうりょう souryou

蒼竜 is read as そうりょう (souryou) and means Azure Dragon (god said to rule over the eastern heavens).

Meaning

English

  1. Azure Dragon (god said to rule over the eastern heavens)
  2. blue dragon
  3. large horse with a bluish-leaden coat
  4. seven mansions (Chinese constellations) of the eastern heavens
  5. shape of an old pine tree

Reading

Kana

そうりょう

Romaji

souryou

Writing Variants

  • 蒼竜 そうりゅう souryuu
  • 蒼龍 そうりゅう souryuu
  • 蒼龍 そうりょう souryou

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 23 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Jinmeiyō Kanken 準1級 Rank 141648 Priority W

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