琉
precious stone
gem
lapis lazuli
1-4-7
Jōyō 9
JLPT 1
KKD 1221
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瑠璃
琉璃
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るり
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lapis lazuli
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琉球列島
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りゅうきゅうれっとう
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Ryukyu Islands
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琉球諸島
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りゅうきゅうしょとう
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Ryukyu Islands
southern chain of the Nansei Islands comprising Okinawa Prefecture
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琉球音階
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りゅうきゅうおんかい
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Okinawan scale (hemitonic pentatonic scale: do, mi, fa, so, ti)
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琉球語
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りゅうきゅうご
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Ryukyuan languages
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琉歌
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りゅうか
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Okinawan fixed form poetry
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三筋琉球雀鯛
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みすじりゅうきゅうすずめだい
ミスジリュウキュウスズメダイ
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whitetail dascyllus (Dascyllus aruanus, species of damselfish from the Indo- West Pacific)
humbug dascyllus
banded dascyllus
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琉球芋
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りゅうきゅういも
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sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas)
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琉球藍
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りゅうきゅうあい
リュウキュウアイ
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Assam indigo (Strobilanthes cusia)
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琉球古武術
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りゅうきゅうこぶじゅつ
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Okinawan kobudo
traditional martial arts of the Ryukyu Islands
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