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Added 10 October 2026

ryu

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ISO 639-3 language code for Okinawan.

noun

A Japanese school of a specific discipline, usually martial arts.

Origin

From Japanese 流(りゅう) (ryū), mainly an affix, used here in the sense of 流派(りゅうは) (ryūha).

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