りう

Japanese

For pronunciation and definitions of りう – see the following entries.

【流りゅう】3 [noun] the flow of water or something like water [noun] art forms, methods, styles, and techniques peculiar to a person or house [affix] current, flow, stream, waterflow [affix] flowing, washing [affix] spread

【柳りゅう】S [affix] [from 700s] willow, especially weeping willow [affix] [from 700s] thin as a willow leaf [proper noun] [from mid-1400s] (Chinese astronomy) the Willow as one of the twenty-eight mansions [proper noun] a female given name [proper noun] a surname

【劉りゅう】J [proper noun] a surname from Chinese Alternative spelling 刘

(This term, りう (riu), is a historical kana spelling of the above terms.) For a list of all kanji read as りう, see Category:Japanese kanji read as りう.)