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  2. 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] Many ...

  3. List of dragons in mythology and folklore - Wikipedia

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    A dragon that is represented with a spiral tail and a long fiery sword-fin. Dragons were personified as a caring mother with her children or a pair of dragons. Much like the Chinese Dragon, The Vietnamese Dragon is a water deity responsible for bringing rain during times of drought. Images of the Dragon King have 5 claws, while images of lesser ...

  4. Mizuchi - Wikipedia

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    Mizuchi is also the Japanese transliteration for several Chinese glyphs, [3] each glyph putatively representing a type of Chinese dragon: namely the jiāolóng (蛟竜; Japanese: kōryū) or "4-legged dragon", the qiúlóng (虬竜 or 虯竜; Japanese: kyūryū) or "hornless dragon" and the chīlóng (螭竜; Japanese: chiryū) or "yellow dragon".

  5. Category:Japanese dragons - Wikipedia

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  6. 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.

  7. List of legendary creatures from Japan - Wikipedia

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    A nine-headed dragon deity sometimes associated with water. Kyōkotsu A skeletal figure that emerges from a well where someone died a violent death. Kyonshii The Japanese version of the Chinese hopping vampire, known as jiāngshī. Kyōrinrin Scrolls or papers that have come to life as a tsukumogami. Kyubi Another name for kitsune.

  8. List of animals of Japan - Wikipedia

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    1 Animals in Japan. Toggle Animals in Japan subsection. 1.1 Mammals. 1.2 Birds. 1.3 Marine animals. 1.4 Fish. ... Printable version; In other projects Wikidata item ...

  9. Category:Asian dragons - Wikipedia

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    Printable version; In other projects ... Japanese dragons (16 P) T. Tiamat (2 C, 15 P) Pages in category "Asian dragons" The following 12 pages are in this category ...