Ryu

name, noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A Japanese school of a specific discipline, usually martial arts.

    "When Nakanishi became the headmaster of his own ryu, in the later 1700s, he began looking for a way to make swordsmanship less hazardous, concentrating on the improvement of practice equipment."

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A surname from Japanese.

Synonyms

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ryuhayu

Example

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""Ryu, I can't seeee!" "Naturally, that's because I'm covering your eyes.""

Etymology

Etymology 1

From Japanese 流(りゅう) (ryū), mainly an affix, used here in the sense of 流派(りゅうは) (ryūha).

Etymology 2

From Japanese 竜(りゅう) (Ryū). Doublet of Long and Yong.

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