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守護竜 (しゅごりゅう) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

守しゅ護ご竜りゅう

Meanings

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noun

guardian dragon

A mythical dragon that protects a 龍穴 (dragon hole), the source of a 龍脈 (dragon vein) in feng shui or fantasy contexts.

この寺てらの地ち下かには龍りゅう穴けつがあり、守しゅ護ご竜りゅうがそれを守まもっていると伝つたえられている。
It is said that there is a dragon hole beneath this temple, guarded by a guardian dragon.

Written forms

守しゅ護ご竜りゅう
Standard kanji spelling using 竜 (dragon).
守しゅ護ご龍りゅう
Variant using 龍, the traditional form of dragon. Both are used.

Kanji

守guard, protect, defend
護safeguard, protect

竜dragon, imperial

龍dragon, imperial

Similar words

龍りゅう穴けつ
The dragon hole that the guardian dragon protects.
龍りゅう脈みゃく
The dragon vein, a flow of energy originating from the dragon hole.

Etymology

Compound of 守護 (protection) and 竜/龍 (dragon). The concept originates from Chinese feng shui and mythology.