# 竜 dragon

立 (stand up) + (dragon radical)
★★☆☆☆
10 strokes
COCK PN

## Onyomi

RYUU | Bruce Lee has a new environmentally friendly movie out called REUSE THE DRAGON.

## Mnemonic

| When the dragon stands up you are pretty much a lost cause.

## Kunyomi

たつ | In theory, the kunyomi of dragon is TATSU - but oddly it's never used ABOUT DRAGONS THEMSELVES. For example, if you see a dragon, you have to use the ON yomi - 'Hey! It's a ryuu!' However - CONFUSINGLY - some jukugo - such as 'seahorse' and 'tornado' use this kunyomi (TATSU). . . .It's basically the reverse of how kun and on are usually used. COCK ☆☆☆☆☆

## Jukugo

恐竜(きょうりゅう) | dinosaur!! ★☆☆☆☆ 恐 (dread) + 竜 (dragon) = 恐竜 (dinosaur!! )
竜巻(たつまき) | whirlwind ☆☆☆☆☆ 竜 (dragon) + 巻 (roll up) = 竜巻 (whirlwind) whirlwind or tornado