also: かりょう
noun
firedrake; fire dragon
A mythical dragon associated with fire. The term is somewhat literary or fantasy-oriented; in everyday speech, 火の竜 or ファイアドラゴン may be used instead.
その物語には火竜が登場する。
A firedrake appears in that story.
火竜の吐く炎はすべてを焼き尽くす。
The flames breathed by the firedrake burn everything to ashes.
Traditional kanji form using 龍; less common but still seen in fantasy contexts.
Alternate reading; less common than かりゅう.
Compound of 火 (fire) and 竜 (dragon). The reading かりゅう is the standard on'yomi combination; かりょう is a less common variant.