屠と竜りょう

noun

dragon-slaying

Literary or mythological term for the act of slaying a dragon. Often used in fantasy contexts or as a metaphor for a heroic feat.

• その伝でん説せつには、勇ゆう者しゃによる屠と竜りょうの物もの語がたりが語かたられている。

  The legend tells a story of dragon-slaying by a hero.

noun

Kawasaki Ki-45 (WWII heavy fighter)

Nickname for the Kawasaki Ki-45, a twin-engine heavy fighter used by the Imperial Japanese Army during World War II. The name 'Dragon Slayer' was given by Allied forces.

• 屠と竜りょうは、第だい二に次じ世せ界かい大たい戦せん中ちゅうに日本にほん陸りく軍ぐんで使し用ようされた双そう発はつ戦せん闘とう機きである。

  The 'Dragon Slayer' was a twin-engine fighter used by the Japanese Army during World War II.