Gender Masculine Usage Japanese Scripts 竜之介, 龍之介, 隆之介, etc.(Japanese Kanji) りゅうのすけ(Japanese Hiragana) Pronounced Pron. /ɾʲɨᵝː.no̞.sɨᵝ.ke̞/, /ɾʲɨᵝː.no̞.ske̞/ Meaning & History From Japanese 竜 or 龍 (ryū) meaning "dragon" or 隆 (ryū) meaning "noble, prosperous" combined with 之 (no), a possessive marker, and 介 (suke) meaning "help, assist". Other kanji combinations are also possible.