驪り竜りょう

noun

black dragon

Archaic term for a black dragon, found in classical Chinese and old Japanese texts. Not used in modern everyday language.

See also: 黒龍

• 古こ典てんでは、驪り竜りょうはしばしば神しん秘ぴ的てきな存そん在ざいとして描えがかれる。

  In classical texts, the black dragon is often depicted as a mystical being.