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.)
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