also: がりゅう
drawn dragon; painted dragon
Refers to a dragon depicted in a painting or drawing. Most often encountered in the idiom 画竜点睛 (がりょうてんせい), 'adding the finishing touch' (lit. 'adding the eye to a painted dragon').
A magnificent painted dragon is depicted on this hanging scroll.
「画竜点睛を欠く」という表現は、最後の仕上げが足りないことを意味する。
The expression 画竜点睛を欠く means that the final touch is missing.
finishing touches; last vital touch
Standard kanji form; the reading がりょう is more common than がりゅう.
Alternate reading; less common than がりょう.
From Chinese 畫龍 / 画龙 (huàlóng), 'to paint a dragon'. The kanji 画 means 'picture' and 竜 means 'dragon'. The word is best known through the classical idiom 画竜点睛.