Hiryu in Japanese usually means “flying dragon” or “dragon that flies.” It’s commonly written as 飛龍 or 飛竜 and is used as a name or title.

Meaning

  • 飛 means “fly.”
  • 龍 / 竜 means “dragon.”
  • Put together, hiryu = flying dragon.

Common use

  • It can be a Japanese surname, given name, or ship/name title.
  • In English, the most natural translation is “Flying Dragon.”

TL;DR: Hiryu = “Flying Dragon” in English.