青竜

青竜

See also: 青龍

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
青	竜
せい Grade: 1	りゅう Grade: S
kan’on	goon

Alternative spelling
靑龍 (kyūjitai)

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [se̞ːɾʲɨᵝː]

Proper noun

青(せい)竜(りゅう) • (Seiryū) ^{←せいりゆう (seiryū)?}

1. Azure Dragon, one of the Four Symbols in the Chinese constellations

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
青	竜
せい Grade: 1	りょう Grade: S
kan’on

Alternative spelling
靑龍 (kyūjitai)

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

Pronunciation

• On’yomi: Kan’on
• (Tokyo) せーりょー [sèéryóó] (Heiban – [0])[1]
• IPA^(key): [se̞ːɾʲo̞ː]

Proper noun

青(せい)竜(りょう) • (Seiryō) ^{←せいりよう (seiryou)?}

1. Azure Dragon

Etymology 3

Kanji in this term
青	竜
しょう Grade: 1	りゅう Grade: S
goon	kan’on

Alternative spelling
靑龍 (kyūjitai)

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

Pronunciation

• On’yomi: Goon
• (Tokyo) しょーりゅう [shòóryúú] (Heiban – [0])[1]
• IPA^(key): [ɕo̞ːɾʲɨᵝː]

Proper noun

青(しょう)竜(りゅう) • (Shōryū) ^{←しやうりゆう (syauryū)?}

1. Azure Dragon

Coordinate terms

• 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”)
• 黄竜(こうりゅう) (Kōryū, “Yellow Dragon”)

See also

• 青竜 on the Japanese Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^ja
• Azure Dragon on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

References

1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN