Ryu

" can be translated into "dragon" from Japanese. Ryū can refer to:
* Ryū (school), a school of thought or discipline (for example a fighting school)
* Ryū (book), a book by Ryūnosuke Akutagawa
* Ryū (manga), a series by Masao Yajima and Akira Oze.
* Ryu (Korean name), a common Korean family name
* "Monthly Comic Ryū", a manga magazine in Japan
* Ryū, the Japanese name of Dragon

People:
* Ryu Fujisaki, a manga artist
* Ryū, a nickname for Ryūichi, a member of GacktJOB
* Ryu (rapper) - Ryu Maginn, a member of Styles of Beyond
* Ryu☆, an alias for Ryutaro Nakahara, a music artist for Konami's "beatmania IIDX" series

Fictional characters:
* Ryu (Street Fighter), the lead protagonist from the "Street Fighter" series.
* Ryu Jose, a character from "Mobile Suit Gundam"
* Ryu Kumon, a minor character in "Ranma 1/2"
* Ryu Hayabusa, a "Ninja Gaiden" character
* "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
* Ryū, a mascot for Konami's "beatmania" series
* Ryuu Hoshikawa (aka Dynablack), a character from "Kagaku Sentai Dynaman"
* Ryuuwon, creator of the Jaryuu in "GoGo Sentai Boukenger"
* Ryuutaros, an Imagin who made a contract with Ryotaro Nogami in "Kamen Rider Den-O"
* Ryu, the hero from ""