룡

룡

룡 U+B8E1, 룡 HANGUL SYLLABLE RYONG Composition: ㄹ + ㅛ + ㅇ Dubeolsik input: f-y-d ← 룠 [U+B8E0] Hangul Syllables 룢 → [U+B8E2]

Korean

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key)[ɾjoŋ]
• Phonetic Hangul[룡]

Revised Romanization? ryong Revised Romanization (translit.)? lyong McCune–Reischauer? ryong Yale Romanization? lyong

Etymology 1

료룍룎룏룐룑룒 룓룔룕룖룗룘룙 룚룛룜룝룞룟룠 룡룢룣룤룥룦룧
뢰 ←	→ 루

Syllable

룡 • (ryong)

1. A Hangul syllabic block made up of ㄹ, ㅛ, and ㅇ.

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 龍 (“dragon”)

Noun

룡 • (ryong) (hanja 龍)

1. (North Korea, Yanbian dialect) dragon

Alternative forms

• 용 (龍, yong) (South Korea)

Etymology 3

Korean reading of various Chinese characters.

Syllable

룡 (ryong)

1. 龍:

   (MC reading: 龍 (MC lɨoŋ))

2. 龒: Archaic form of 龍.

   (MC reading: 龒)

3. 竜: Alternative form of 龍

   (MC reading: 竜)

Alternative forms

• 용 (yong) (South Korea)

Usage notes

In South Korea, the hanja above are read as 용 (yong) when used as a single word or as the first syllable of a Sino-Korean compound. However, the reading 룡 (ryong) is retained when the hanja is not part of the first syllable of a Sino-Korean compound. This is known as 두음 법칙 (頭音法則, dueum beopchik).

References

• Supreme Court of the Republic of Korea (대한민국 대법원, Daehanmin-guk daebeobwon) (2015). Table of Hanja for Personal Names (인명용한자표, inmyeong-yonghanjapyo).