Keyword
ancient dragon
Info
FrequencyTop 1100-1200
Type
Jinmeiyō 
?
Kyūjitai ?
KankenLevel Pre-1
Heisig2985
Modern form
Readings
たつ
(28%)
Composed of
standing up
moon
divining rod
oneself
three
Mnemonic

On the right side we can see a pictograph of an ancient dragon who is standing up. He's so huge his head is higher in the sky than the moon!

Used in kanji (11 in total)
assault
basket
haziness
patronage
Used in vocabulary (61 in total)
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
blue dragon (an auspicious creature in Chinese mythology); Azure Dragon (god said to rule over the eastern heavens)
dragon god; dragon king; naga
splendid horse; promoted bishop
long mai (feng shui); longmai; the air or energy flowing down from an undulating mountain range
Dragon King; promoted rook
something in the shape of a dragon's head (esp. a helmet crest)
Palace of the Dragon King; palace from the story of Urashima Tarō (said to be located at the bottom of the sea)
mole (Talpidae spp., esp. the small Japanese mole, Mogera imaizumii)
blue dragon; Azure Dragon (god said to rule over the eastern heavens); seven mansions (Chinese constellations) of the eastern heavens; large horse with a bluish-leaden coat; shape of an old pine tree
golden dragon
dragon and tiger; (fig.) two mighty rivals
dragon's den; auspicious place for a temple, town, etc. to be built (feng shui)
suicide divers (part of the Japanese Special Attack Units during WWII)
longan (Euphoria longana)
mizuchi; mythical dragon-like beast, believed to ascend to the heavens through rain; unfulfilled genius; dormant talent
unrecognized genius; exceptional person hidden among the masses; reclining dragon
shoryuken (uppercut move in the Street Fighter series)
dragon-slaying; Kawasaki Ki-45 (WWII heavy fighter aircraft)
Imperial countenance; face of the Emperor
rising dragon; white saddle (Helvella crispa); elfin saddle; common helvel
oolong (tea)
gateway to success; opening to honours; opening to honors
dragon flute; medium-pitched bark-covered bamboo transverse flute with seven holes, used in gagaku
Palace of the Dragon King; palace from the story of Urashima Taro (said to be located at the bottom of the sea)
Yinglong; dragon and rain deity in Chinese mythology
dragon-like cryptid fish with many whiskers and no bones (likely a sturgeon)
Unryū style of grand champion's ring-entering ceremony
finishing touch; completing (something) by executing the final, critical step
hand-operated fire pump; water pistol; squirt gun; water gun
imperial carriage
dragon dance (in Chinese culture)
imperial robes
coiled dragon; dragon coiled on the earth, which has not yet ascended to the sky
dragon boat (long 22-person canoe used for racing)
dragon's fang
agave; maguey; American aloe; century plant (Agave americana)
descending dragon
rising dragon; white saddle (Helvella crispa); elfin saddle; common helvel
borneol (crystalline turpenoid alcohol)
strong beginning and weak ending; anticlimax
dragon dance (e.g. in the Nagasaki Kunchi festival)
the eight legions (devas, nagas, yaksas, gandharvas, asuras, garudas, kimnaras, mahoragas)
finishing touch; completing (something) by executing the final, critical step
oolong (tea)
Okinawan dragon boat race
imperial carriage
rise of the dragon (bringing rain around the time of the spring equinox)
Dragon's beard candy; Chinese cotton candy; Chinese pastry, similar to Turkish pishmaniye or Persian pashmak (thin pastry threads outside, filling inside)
hand-operated fire pump
Longshan culture (China, 3000-1900 BCE); Lung-shan culture; Black Pottery culture
Examples (2 in total)
Tom killed the dragon.
How many rocks can you see at Ryoanji?