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ryu¹

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

noun ryu · ryus · ryū

  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.

    Similar: ryuha

Ryu²

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Romanization

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

* From Korean 류 (ryu), derived from 柳 or 劉. Congate with Yoo. Doublet of Liu.

proper noun Ryus

  1. A surname from Japanese.
  2. A surname from Korean.

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Closest in meaning: yoo, liu, lau, lew, rio, karate, gu, río, founder, classical, founded, known, said, see, ads, advertisers

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"ryu." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/ryu. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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ryu. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/ryu

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"ryu." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/ryu.

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@misc{ryu_2026,
  title = {ryu},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ryu},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}