Ryu
Ryu may refer to:
| Ryu | |
|---|---|
| Pronunciation | R-yu |
| Gender | Male |
| Language(s) | Japanese |
| Origin | |
| Word/name | Japan |
| Meaning | dragon |
| Region of origin | Japan |
Ryū (龍, 竜, 隆, りゅう, リュウ Ryū) 
listen is a Japanese masculine given name and can also refer to:
- Ryū (school), a school of thought or discipline (for example a fighting school)
- Dragon: the Old Potter's Tale (龍 Ryū), a 1919 book by Ryūnosuke Akutagawa
- Ryū (manga), a 1986 series by Masao Yajima and Akira Oze
- Monthly Comic Ryū, a manga magazine in Japan
- Ryū, the Japanese word for a Japanese dragon
People
- Ryu (Korean name), a common Korean family name
- Hyun-jin Ryu (born 1987), South Korean Major League Baseball player
- Ryu Fujisaki (born 1971), Japanese manga artist
- Ryu Shionoya (born 1950), Japanese politician
- Ryu Matsumoto (born 1951), Japanese politician
- Chishū Ryū (笠 智衆 Ryū Chishū, born May 13, 1904 – died March 16, 1993) was a Japanese actor
- Hirofumi Ryu (笠 浩史 Ryū Hirofumi, born 1965), Japanese politician
- Ryu☆, a Japanese musician and DJ working for Konami
- Ryu, the stage name of Ryan Patrick Maginn from Styles of Beyond
Characters
- Ryu Hayabusa, the protagonist in the Ninja Gaiden series
- Ryu (Street Fighter), a leading character in the Street Fighter video game series
- Ryu Nakanishi, Science Ninja Team member G-5
- Ryu Jose, a character from Mobile Suit Gundam
- Ryu Kumon, a minor character in Ranma 1/2
- "Wooden Sword" Ryu, a Shaman King character
- Ryū, Raoh's son from Fist of the North Star
- Ryu (Breath of Fire), the protagonist in the Breath of Fire series
- Ryuuwon, creator of the Jaryuu in GoGo Sentai Boukenger
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