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龍王

龍王

See also: 龙王

Chinese

dragon; imperial; Long (a surname) king; Wang (proper name)
trad. (龍王)
simp. (龙王)

Proper noun

龍王

  1. (Chinese mythology) Dragon King (the god of water and weather)

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (龍王):

Japanese

Kanji in this term
Jinmeiyō Grade: 1

Alternative forms

Noun

龍王 (kyūjitai kanji, shinjitai kanji 竜王, hiragana りゅうおう, romaji ryūō, historical hiragana りゆうわう)

  1. (shogi) A Japanese shogi tournament, and the title conferred to its winner.
  2. (shogi) the name of the promoted piece that moves as the move of both rook and king in western chess

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