Languages › Japanese 50 Popular Kanji - Ryuu Share Flipboard Email Print Japanese Essential Japanese Vocabulary History & Culture Japanese Grammar By Namiko Abe Namiko Abe Japanese Language Expert B.A., Kwansei Gakuin University Namiko Abe is a Japanese language teacher and translator, as well as a Japanese calligraphy expert. She has been a freelance writer for nearly 20 years. Learn about our Editorial Process Updated on March 17, 2017 Click here to check out my "Popular Kanji for Tattoos" to learn more kanji characters. Definition: Dragon Pronunciation: ryuu Alternate Spellings: 龍/竜 (りゅう) Cite this Article Format mla apa chicago Your Citation Abe, Namiko. "50 Popular Kanji - Ryuu." ThoughtCo, Aug. 27, 2020, thoughtco.com/popular-kanji-ryuu-2028158. Abe, Namiko. (2020, August 27). 50 Popular Kanji - Ryuu. Retrieved from https://www.thoughtco.com/popular-kanji-ryuu-2028158 Abe, Namiko. "50 Popular Kanji - Ryuu." ThoughtCo. https://www.thoughtco.com/popular-kanji-ryuu-2028158 (accessed June 5, 2023). copy citation