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2. Category:Japanese dragons - Wikipedia

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3. Japanese dragon - Wikipedia

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   Chinese dragon mythology is the source of Japanese dragon mythology. Japanese words for "dragon" are written with kanji ("Chinese characters"), either simplified shinjitai 竜 or traditional kyūjitai 龍 from Chinese long 龍. These kanji can be read tatsu in native Japanese kun'yomi, [b] and ryū or ryō in Sino-Japanese on'yomi. [c]

4. Ryūjin - Wikipedia

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   Ryūjin shinkō (竜神信仰, "dragon god faith") is a form of Shinto religious belief that worships dragons as water kami. It is connected with agricultural rituals, rain prayers, and the success of fishermen. The god has shrines across Japan and especially in rural areas where fishing and rains for agriculture are important for local ...

5. Kuraokami - Wikipedia

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   The name Kuraokami combines kura 闇 "dark; darkness; closed" and okami 龗 "dragon tutelary of water". This uncommon kanji (o)kami or rei 龗, borrowed from the Chinese character ling 龗 "rain-dragon; mysterious" (written with the "rain" radical 雨, 3 口 "mouths", and a phonetic of long 龍 "dragon") is a variant Chinese character for Japanese rei < Chinese ling 靈 "rain-prayer ...

6. Zennyo Ryūō - Wikipedia

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   Zennyo Ryūō (善如龍王 or 善女龍王, lit. "goodness-like dragon-king" or "goodness woman dragon-king", respectively) is a rain-god dragon in Japanese mythology. According to Japanese Buddhist tradition, the priest Kūkai made Zennyo Ryūō appear in 824 AD during a famous rainmaking contest at the Kyoto Imperial Palace.

7. Mizuchi - Wikipedia

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   Monster Hunter 2 (PS 2) – an elder dragon type named Ōnazuchi is a take on mizuchi; named Chameleos in English-language platforms. Neo Geo Battle Coliseum (game) – a boss character named Mizuchi, a clone of Orochi from The King of Fighters '97; Ōkamiden (game) – a water dragon boss that used to be the guardian of a seaside village.

8. Cher Reveals What Name Is Listed on Her Driver's License ...

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   Cher's driver's license is registered exactly how fans would imagine it to be.. During an appearance on Jimmy Kimmel Live!on Tuesday, Jan. 7, the multi-hyphenate brainstormed ideas for the second ...

9. Yamata no Orochi - Wikipedia

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   Two other Japanese examples derive from Buddhist importations of Indian dragon myths. Benzaiten, the Japanese form of Saraswati, supposedly killed a five-headed dragon at Enoshima in 552. Kuzuryū (九頭龍, "nine-headed dragon"), deriving from the nagarajas (snake-kings) Vasuki and Shesha, is worshipped at Togakushi Shrine in Nagano Prefecture.