English Explanatory Dictionary

ryu

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A Japanese school of a specific discipline, usually martial arts.
name
  1. A surname from Japanese.

Word forms

ryu ryus ryū

Etymology

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

Synonyms

ryuha
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