WORD DETAIL
竜宮
りゅうぐう
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Study notes
1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning
- Structure: 竜宮 (りゅうぐう) is a noun for the Dragon Palace, a legendary palace beneath the sea.
- Basic usage: It appears in a folktale journey guided by a turtle or a picture-book depiction of an undersea palace.
- 昔話の主人公は亀に案内されて竜宮へ向かった。 — The folktale hero followed a turtle to the Dragon Palace.
- 絵本には海の底の美しい竜宮が描かれている。 — The picture book depicts a beautiful palace under the sea.
2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions
- Legendary setting
- 竜宮 is not an ordinary real-world palace; it refers to the mysterious undersea palace found in folktales and legends.