龍 = 月 + 立

龍 is a Japanese kanji written with 16 strokes, listed here under the keyword “dragon (old)”. It is built from 月 (month) and 立 (stand up). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 2985. It appears as a component in 3 other characters in this index.

Keyword: dragon (old)
RTK frame: 2985
Strokes: 16
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading): リュウ, リョウ, ロウ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading): たつ
Script: Japanese kanji
Also known as: dragon, дракон (старый), imperial
Same glyph as a traditional Chinese hanzi: 龍 dragon

Decomposition

Primary decomposition

Characters that contain 龍

How to find 龍 without knowing its reading

On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “month” + “stand up”. 龍 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.

Open 龍 in the interactive kanji search to expand every part down to its smallest pieces, add your own names and mnemonic stories, or search for other characters by their parts.