룡

룡	U+B8E1, 룡 HANGUL SYLLABLE RYONG

Composition:

ㄹ + ㅛ + ㅇ

← 룠
[U+B8E0]

Hangul Syllables

룢 →
[U+B8E2]

뢰 ←	→ 루
료룍룎룏룐룑룒 룓룔룕룖룗룘룙 룚룛룜룝룞룟룠 룡룢룣룤룥룦룧

Korean

Pronunciation

(SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ɾjoŋ]
Phonetic hangul: [룡]

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

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 龍 (“dragon”)

Noun

룡 • (ryong) (hanja 龍)

(North Korea, Yanbian) dragon

Alternative forms

용(龍) (yong) (South Korea)

Etymology 2

Korean reading of various Chinese characters.

Syllable

룡 • (ryong)

龍:
(MC reading: 龍 (MC ljowng))
龒: Ancient form of 龍
(MC reading: 龒)
竜: alternative form of 龍
(MC reading: 竜)
儱:
(MC reading: 儱 (MC ljowngH))
嚨:
(MC reading: 嚨 (MC luwng))
徿:
(MC reading: 徿)
爖:
(MC reading: 爖)
矓:
(MC reading: 矓)
蠬:
(MC reading: 蠬)
襱:
(MC reading: 襱 (MC luwng|luwngX))
躘:
(MC reading: 躘 (MC ljowng|ljowngH))

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).

Alternative forms

용 (yong) (South Korea)

References

Supreme Court of the Republic of Korea (대한민국 대법원, Daehanmin'guk Daebeobwon) (2018). Table of hanja for personal names (인명용 한자표 / 人名用漢字表, Inmyeong-yong hanja-pyo), page 13. [1]
국제퇴계학회 대구경북지부 (國際退溪學會大邱慶北支部) (2007). Digital Hanja Dictionary, 전자사전／電子字典. [2]