Definitions for "Shoryuken"
Shoryuken (Kanji: 昇龍拳; properly pronounced as three syllables, "sho-ryu-ken") roughly translates as "Rising Dragon Fist" ("Sho"=Rising, "Ryu"=Dragon, "Ken"=Fist or Punch). Shoryuken is a fictional special move in the video game series Street Fighter which is, according to the current storyline, developed by one of the story characters named Goutetsu, the creator of the fictional martial art branch Ansatsuken.