watch crown; stem
The small knob on a watch used for setting the time or winding the mechanism.
Pull out the watch crown to set the time.
The top part of a bell where it is suspended; a technical term in bell-making.
dragon-head shape; dragon-head crest
Refers to an object shaped like a dragon's head, especially a helmet crest; also written 龍頭.
See also: 龍頭
The canon of a temple bell is often shaped like a dragon.
The helmet was adorned with a dragon-head crest.
Common katakana spelling, especially for the watch crown sense.
Katakana variant with long vowel preserved.
From the kanji 竜 (dragon) and 頭 (head), literally 'dragon head'. The reading りゅうず is the on'yomi. The watch crown sense likely derives from the resemblance to a dragon's head.