| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|
| 竜 | りゅう, たつ, りょう | dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga (semidivine human-cobra chimera in Indian mythology); promoted rook (shogi) |
| 恐竜 | きょうりゅう | dinosaur |
| 竜王 | りゅうおう | Dragon King; promoted rook (shogi) |
| 登竜門 | とうりゅうもん | gateway to success, opening to honours, opening to honors |
| 竜巻 | たつまき | tornado, waterspout |
| 竜宮 | りゅうぐう | Palace of the Dragon King |
| 烏竜茶 | ウーロンちゃ | Oolong tea |
| 飛竜 | ペーロン | dragon boat (long 22-person canoe used for racing), races with such boats |
| 白竜 | ペーロン | dragon boat (long 22-person canoe used for racing), races with such boats |
| 青竜蝦 | しゃこ, シャコ | mantis shrimp (any marine crustacean of order Stomatopoda, esp. the species Oratosquilla oratoria) |
