琉

Meaning

琉 centers on a type of precious stone, specifically lapis lazuli, a deep blue gem. The meaning extends naturally to gems in general.

• 琉球りゅうきゅう

  Ryukyu; chain of southwestern Japanese islands comprising Okinawa Prefecture

• 琉球大学りゅうきゅうだいがく

  University of the Ryukyus

• 三筋琉球雀鯛みすじりゅうきゅうすずめだい

  whitetail dascyllus (Dascyllus aruanus); humbug dascyllus; banded dascyllus; white-tailed damselfish

• 中琉文化経済協会ちゅうりゅうぶんかけいざいきょうかい

  Sino-Ryukyuan Cultural and Economic Association (previous name of the Taipei Economic and Cultural Office)

• 日琉祖語にちりゅうそご

  Proto-Japonic (language); Proto-Japanese; Proto-Japanese-Ryukyuan

• 日琉語族にちりゅうごぞく

  Japanese-Ryukyuan languages; Japonic languages

• 琉歌りゅうか

  Okinawan fixed form poetry

• 琉球人りゅうきゅうじん

  Ryukyuan (person)

• 琉球使節りゅうきゅうしせつ

  Ryukyuan mission to Edo

• 琉球処分りゅうきゅうしょぶん

  Disposition of Ryukyu; forced assimilation of Okinawa into Japan, ending its tributary relations with China and abolishing the Ryukyu Kingdom (1872-1879)

• 琉球出兵りゅうきゅうしゅっぺい

  Invasion of Ryukyu (1609)

• 琉球列島りゅうきゅうれっとう

  Ryukyu Islands

• 琉球列島米国民政府りゅうきゅうれっとうべいこくみんせいふ

  United States Civil Administration of the Ryukyu Islands (1950-1972); USCAR

• 琉球列島米国軍政府りゅうきゅうれっとうべいこくぐんせいふ

  United States Military Government of the Ryukyu Islands (1945-1950)

• 琉球古武術りゅうきゅうこぶじゅつ

  Okinawan kobudo; traditional martial arts of the Ryukyu Islands

• 琉球国りゅうきゅうこく

  Ryukyu Kingdom

• 琉球山亀りゅうきゅうやまがめ

  Ryukyu black-breasted leaf turtle (Geoemyda japonica); Ryukyu leaf turtle

• 琉球弧りゅうきゅうこ

  Ryukyu archipelago

• 琉球政府りゅうきゅうせいふ

  Government of the Ryukyu Islands (1952-1972)

• 琉球料理りゅうきゅうりょうり

  Ryukyuan food; Ryukyuan cuisine

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