竜
リュウ, リョウ, ロウ, たつ, いせ, りう
dragon, imperial
JLPT1 G7 S10 F1195
A depiction of a large, coiled serpent → *dragon*. A seal inscription form adds an element suggesting the idea of rising upward, while the original oracle bone form# supplies the sound.
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