[せいりょう;しょうりょう;せいりゅう, seiryou ; shouryou ; seiryuu](n) (1) blue dragon (an auspicious creature in Chinese mythology); (2) (See 四神) Azure Dragon (god said to rule over the eastern heavens)#15843[Add to Longdo]
[すざく;すじゃく;しゅじゃく, suzaku ; sujaku ; shujaku](n) (1) (See 四神) Vermilion Bird (god said to rule over the southern heavens); (2) (See 二十八宿) seven mansions (Chinese constellations) of the southern heavens#17197[Add to Longdo]
[げんぶ;げんむ, genbu ; genmu](n) (1) (See 四神) Black Tortoise (god said to rule over the northern heavens); (2) (See 二十八宿) seven mansions (Chinese constellations) of the northern heavens[Add to Longdo]
[しじゅう, shijuu](n) (1) four beasts (tiger, leopard, black bear, and brown bear); (2) (See 四神) four gods said to rule over the four directions[Add to Longdo]
[そうりょう;そうりゅう, souryou ; souryuu](n) (1) blue dragon; (2) (See 青竜) Azure Dragon (god said to rule over the eastern heavens); (3) (See 二十八宿) seven mansions (Chinese constellations) of the eastern heavens; (4) large horse with a bluish-leaden coat; (5) shape of an old pine tree[Add to Longdo]
[てんしょく, tenshoku](n) (1) vocation; lifework; calling; (2) sacred task (esp. the emperor's rule over the nation); (3) (See 天神・6) prostitute of the second-highest class (Edo period)[Add to Longdo]
[びゃっこ;はっこ, byakko ; hakko](n) (1) (See 四神) White Tiger (god said to rule over the western heavens); (2) (See 二十八宿) seven mansions (Chinese constellations) of the western heavens[Add to Longdo]