龍 [龙] lóng
radical 212
: “dragon” radical in Chinese characters
noun
: dragon; imperial; symbol of emperor; (Chinese surname)
Kun Reading
竜 (龍) | たつ tatsu
noun
: dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon)
: naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology
: promoted rook (shogi)
On Reading
竜 | リュウ ryuu or リョウ ryou or ロウ rou
虍 hū
radical 141
: stripes of a tiger
: “tiger” radical in Chinese characters
see Tiger
虎 hǔ
noun
: tiger
Kun Reading
虎 | とら tora
noun
: tiger (Panthera tigris)
: (Colloquialism) drunk person
虎冠 | とらかんむり torakanmuri
noun
: kanji “tiger” radical
On Reading
虍部 | コ ko
: Radical 141 meaning “tiger” is 1 of 29 Kangxi radicals
牛 niú
noun | mammals | animals | radical 93
: ox; cow; bull
: (slang) awesome
: (Chinese surname)
Kun Reading
牛 | うし ushi
noun
: cattle (Bos taurus); cow; bull; ox; calf;
: (usu. ぎゅう) beef
: {astronomy} Chinese “Ox” constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
: (surname) Niu
On Reading
ギュウ gyuu
鹿 lù
noun | radical
: deer
: family name
Kun Reading
鹿 | しか shika OR か ka
noun
: deer (esp. the sika deer, Cervus nippon)
鹿 | しし shishi
noun
: (Archaism) beast (esp. one used for its meat, such as a boar or a deer)
: (Abbreviation) hunting (of animals such as boar, deer, etc.)
鹿 | かのしし kanoshishi
noun
: deer meat
: (Archaism) deer
鹿 | しかにく shikaniku
noun
: deer meat
On Reading
鹿 | ろく roku
: deer (esp. the sika deer, Cervus nippon)
