黄竜

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
黄	竜
こう Grade: 2	りゅう Grade: S
kan'on	goon

Alternative spelling
黃龍 (kyūjitai)

From Chinese 黃龍 / 黄龙 (Huánglóng) (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ko̞ːɾʲɨː]

Proper noun

黄(こう)竜(りゅう) • (Kōryū) ^{←くわうりゆう (Kwauryuu)?}

1. Yellow Dragon, the fifth Guardian Beast among the Four Symbols

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
黄	竜
おう Grade: 2	りゅう Grade: S
goon

Alternative spelling
黃龍 (kyūjitai)

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [o̞ːɾʲɨː]

Proper noun

黄(おう)竜(りゅう) • (Ōryū) ^{←わうりゆう (Wauryuu)?}

1. Yellow Dragon

Coordinate terms

• 青竜(せいりゅう) (Seiryū, “Azure Dragon”)
• 白虎(びゃっこ) (Byakko, “White Tiger”)
• 玄武(げんぶ) (Genbu, “Black Tortoise”)
• 朱雀(すざく) (Suzaku, “Vermilion Bird”)

See also

• 黄竜 on the Japanese Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^ja
• Yellow Dragon on Wikipedia.Wikipedia