Ryu

Ryu may refer to:

Ryu

Pronunciation	R-yu
Language(s)	Japanese
Origin
Word/name	Japan
Meaning	dragon
Region of origin	Japan

Ryū (龍, 竜, 隆, りゅう, リュウ, Ryū) is a Japanese origin name (which can be both a masculine given name or a family name) meaning dragon and can also refer to:

• Ryū, the word for a Japanese dragon
• 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

People

• Chishū Ryū (笠 智衆 Ryū Chishū, born May 13, 1904 – died March 16, 1993) was a Japanese actor
• Ryu Shionoya (born 1950), Japanese politician
• Ryu Matsumoto (born 1951), Japanese politician
• Hirofumi Ryu (笠 浩史 Ryū Hirofumi, born 1965), Japanese politician
• Ryu Fujisaki (born 1971), Japanese manga artist
• Ryu☆, a Japanese musician and DJ working for Konami
• Ryu (Korean name), a common Korean family name
• Hyun-jin Ryu (born 1987), South Korean Major League Baseball player
• Ryu, the stage name of Ryan Patrick Maginn from Styles of Beyond

Characters

• Kairyu, Dragonite ("Pokemon" species) in Japanese Version
• 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
• Ryu Tendoh, a character from Choujin Sentai Jetman
• Ryu Higashi, a character from J.A.K.Q. Dengekitai