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Water Dragon
The Year of the Water Dragon
水龍 is Water Dragon in Chinese.
In the Chinese zodiac and sexagenary (60-year) cycle, this combination occurs in years that include 1892, 1952, 2012, and 2072.
In the sexagenary cycle, this year is represented by 壬辰.
See Also: Dragon
Water Dragon / Rain Dragon
蛟龍 is the title for the water dragon is the hornless or scaled dragon. 蛟龍 is the king of all aquatic animals with the ability to control rain and floods.
In Japanese, the rain dragon can represent hidden genius. This dragon's domain is the deep murky water, thus with hidden potential. This can also be the Japanese given name Kouryuu.
Water Dragon / Coiled Dragon
蟠龍 is sometimes seen as a lower-level of dragon or a dragon that has not-yet-reached its potential.
蟠龍 is often defined as a “lake dragon” that has not ascended to heaven.
Another way to put that is a dragon coiled on the earth, which has not yet ascended to the sky.
Red Dragon / Vermillion Dragon
朱龍 is a sophisticated or scholarly way to say “Red Dragon.” 朱龍 is the title you'd expect in ancient Chinese literature.
The first character means red, cinnabar, or vermillion.
The second character means dragon.
It is said that the Vermillion Dragon represents kings that bestow blessings on lakes or bodies of water. This makes more sense in an ancient Chinese context.
Dragon
Year of the Dragon / Zodiac Sign
龍 is the character for dragon in Chinese, old Korean Hanja, and Japanese Kanji.
The dragon is a creature of myth and legend that dominates Chinese, Japanese, and even European folklore. In China, the dragon is the symbol of the Emperor, strength, and power, and the Chinese dragon is known as the god of water.
From the Chinese Zodiac, if you were born in the year of the Dragon, you . . .
Have a strong body and spirit.
Are full of energy.
Have vast goals.
Have a deep level of self-awareness.
Will do whatever you can to “save face.”
See also our Chinese Zodiac or Dragon Calligraphy pages.
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| Characters If shown, 2nd row is Simp. Chinese |
Pronunciation Romanization |
Simple Dictionary Definition |
龗 see styles |
líng ling2 ling okami おかみ |
dragon (rare) water god; rain and snow god; dragon god; dragon king |
壬辰 see styles |
rén chén ren2 chen2 jen ch`en jen chen mizunoetatsu; jinshin みずのえたつ; じんしん |
twenty-ninth year I5 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 2012 or 2072 (See 干支・1) Water Dragon (29th term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1952, 2012, 2072) |
水天 see styles |
shuǐ tiān shui3 tian1 shui t`ien shui tien suiten すいてん |
(1) water and sky; (2) Varuna; Vedic god of water and sky (adopted into Buddhism as god of water and protector of the west) Varuṇa, 縛嚕拏; 婆樓那 ούϕανός, the heavens, or the sky, where are clouds and dragons; the 水神 water-deva, or dragon-king, who rules the clouds, rains, and water generally. One of the 大神 in the esoteric maṇḍalas; he rules the west; his consort is the 水天妃 represented on his left, and his chief retainer 水天眷屬 is placed on his right. |
龍虎 龙虎 see styles |
lóng hǔ long2 hu3 lung hu ryuuko / ryuko りゅうこ |
outstanding people; water and fire (in Daoist writing) dragon and tiger; two mighty rivals; (surname, female given name) Ryūko |
おかみ see styles |
okami おかみ |
(obscure) water god; rain and snow god; dragon god; dragon king |
優鉢羅 优钵罗 see styles |
yōu bō luó you1 bo1 luo2 yu po lo uhatsura |
utpala, the blue lotus, to the shape of whose leaves the Buddha's eyes are likened; also applied to other water lilies. Name of a dragon king; also of one of the cold hells, and one of the hot hells. Also 優鉢剌; 鄔鉢羅; 漚鉢羅. |
龍華會 龙华会 see styles |
lóng huā huì long2 hua1 hui4 lung hua hui |
Maitreya's assembly under the 龍華樹 dragon-flower tree for preaching the Buddha-truth. The eight of the fourth moon has been so called, an occasion when the images are washed with fragrant water, in connection with the expected Messiah. |
十三觀音 see styles |
shí sān guān yīn shi2 san1 guan1 yin1 shih san kuan yin |
(三十三尊觀音) The thirty-three forms in which Guanyin is represented: with willow, dragon, sutra, halo, as strolling, with white robe, as lotus-sleeping, with fishing-creel, as medicine-bestowing, with folded hands, holding a lotus, pouring water, etc. 三十三過 The thirty-three possible fallacies in the statement of a syllogism, nine in the proposition 宗 pratijñā, fourteen in the reason 因 hetu, and ten in the example 喩 udāharaṇa. |
ウオータードラゴン see styles |
uootaadoragon / uootadoragon ウオータードラゴン |
water dragon (Physignathus spp.) |
ウオーター・ドラゴン see styles |
uootaa doragon / uoota doragon ウオーター・ドラゴン |
water dragon (Physignathus spp.) |
Variations: |
uootaadoragon; uootaa doragon / uootadoragon; uoota doragon ウオータードラゴン; ウオーター・ドラゴン |
water dragon (Physignathus spp.) |
The following table may be helpful for those studying Chinese or Japanese...
| Title | Characters | Romaji (Romanized Japanese) | Various forms of Romanized Chinese | |
| Water Dragon | 水龍 水龙 | shuǐ lóng shui3 long2 shui long shuilong | shui lung shuilung |
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| Water Dragon Rain Dragon | 蛟龍 蛟龙 | kou ryuu / kouryuu / ko ryu | jiāo jiao1 long2 jiao long jiaolong | chiao lung chiaolung |
| Water Dragon Coiled Dragon | 蟠龍 蟠龙 | han ryuu / hanryuu / han ryu | pān lóng / pan1 long2 / pan long / panlong | p`an lung / panlung / pan lung |
| Red Dragon Vermillion Dragon | 朱龍 朱龙 | zhū lóng / zhu1 long2 / zhu long / zhulong | chu lung / chulung | |
| Dragon | 龍 龙 | ryuu / tatsu ryu / tatsu | lóng / long2 / long | lung |
| In some entries above you will see that characters have different versions above and below a line. In these cases, the characters above the line are Traditional Chinese, while the ones below are Simplified Chinese. | ||||
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