竜骨

りゅうこつ

Also written 龍骨

Meanings

1. Noun keel (of a ship)
2. Fossilia ossis mastodi (traditional Chinese medicine); dragon bone; longgu

Kanji

• 竜 dragon. Read as リュウ.
• 骨 bone. Read as コツ.

Words containing 竜骨

• 竜骨突起 (りゅうこつとっき) keel (bird bone)
• 竜骨弁 (りゅうこつべん) keel petal (type of flower)

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