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巨竜 (きょりゅう) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

巨きょ竜りゅう

Meanings

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noun

giant dragon

Refers to a dragon of enormous size, often in fantasy, mythology, or fiction.

その物もの語がたりには、山やまのように大おおきな巨きょ竜りゅうが登とう場じょうする。
In that story, a giant dragon as big as a mountain appears.

Written forms

巨きょ竜りゅうUsage60%
Standard kanji spelling using 竜 (dragon).
巨きょ龍りゅうUsage40%
Variant using 龍, the traditional form of dragon. Less common but still seen.

Kanji

巨gigantic, big, large
竜

dragon, imperial

龍dragon, imperial

Similar words

竜りゅう
竜 is the general word for 'dragon'; 巨竜 specifically emphasizes gigantic size.
ドラゴン
ドラゴン is the common loanword for 'dragon' in modern contexts; 巨竜 is a more literary or fantasy-oriented term.

Etymology

Compound of 巨 (きょ, 'giant') and 竜 (りゅう, 'dragon').