룡

룡	U+B8E1, 룡 HANGUL SYLLABLE RYONG

Composition:	ㄹ + ㅛ + ㅇ
Dubeolsik input:	f-y-d

← 룠
[U+B8E0]

Hangul Syllables

룢 →
[U+B8E2]

Korean

Pronunciation

IPA^(key)[ɾjoŋ]
Phonetic Hangul[룡]

Revised Romanization^?	ryong
Revised Romanization (translit.)^?	lyong
McCune–Reischauer^?	ryong
Yale Romanization^?	lyong

Etymology 1

뢰 ←	→ 루
료룍룎룏룐룑룒 룓룔룕룖룗룘룙 룚룛룜룝룞룟룠 룡룢룣룤룥룦룧

Syllable

룡 • (ryong)

A Hangul syllabic block made up of ㄹ, ㅛ, and ㅇ.

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 龍 (“dragon”)

Noun

룡 • (ryong) (hanja 龍)

(North Korea, Yanbian dialect) dragon

Alternative forms

용 (龍, yong) (South Korea)

Etymology 3

Korean reading of various Chinese characters.

Syllable

룡 (ryong)

龍:
(MC reading: 龍 (MC lɨoŋ))
龒: Archaic form of 龍.
(MC reading: 龒)
竜: Alternative form of 龍
(MC reading: 竜)

Alternative forms

용 (yong) (South Korea)

Usage notes

In South Korea, the hanja above are read as 용 (yong) when used as a single word or as the first syllable of a Sino-Korean compound. However, the reading 룡 (ryong) is retained when the hanja is not part of the first syllable of a Sino-Korean compound. This is known as 두음 법칙 (頭音法則, dueum beopchik).

References

Supreme Court of the Republic of Korea (대한민국 대법원, Daehanmin-guk daebeobwon) (2015). Table of Hanja for Personal Names (인명용한자표, inmyeong-yonghanjapyo).

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