竜頭鷁首

Japanese

Kanji in this term
竜	頭	鷁	首
りょう Grade: S	とう Grade: 2	げき Hyōgaiji	す Grade: 2
on’yomi

Alternative spelling
龍頭鷁首 (kyūjitai)

Kanji in this term
竜	頭	鷁	首
りょう Grade: S	とう Grade: 2	げき Hyōgaiji	しゅ Grade: 2
on’yomi

Alternative spelling
龍頭鷁首 (kyūjitai)

Kanji in this term
竜	頭	鷁	首
りゅう Grade: S	とう Grade: 2	げき Hyōgaiji	しゅ Grade: 2
on’yomi

Alternative spelling
龍頭鷁首 (kyūjitai)

Noun

竜(りょう)頭(とう)鷁(げき)首(す) or 竜(りょう)頭(とう)鷁(げき)首(しゅ) or 竜(りゅう)頭(とう)鷁(げき)首(しゅ) • (ryōtōgekisu or ryōtōgekishu or ryūtōgekishu) 

1. a pars pro toto for a pair of Japanese boats ridden by nobles in the Heian period, named for the dragon- and bird- shaped figureheads on them respectively

Related terms

• 竜(りょう)頭(とう) (ryōtō)
• 鷁(げき)首(す) (gekisu)