Kanji Detail for 泌 - "to secrete, to ooze, to flow"

泌

Jōyō Kanji

JLPT N1

Meaning

泌 means "to secrete, to ooze, to flow."
1. Secrete - To produce and release fluid from glands.
2. Ooze - To seep out slowly.
3. Flow - A narrow, fast stream.
Words using 泌
- 分泌ぶんぴつ secretion
Tattoo check: 泌
- Verified meaning: to secrete, to ooze, to flow
- Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises
A single kanji rarely maps one-to-one onto an English word. Read the meanings and associations above as a set — a character that fits the dictionary definition can still carry a connotation you did not intend.
Dictionary Citations

The meaning above is based on the following sources:

KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

ooze; flow; soak in; penetrate; secrete

Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

to seep out, excrete

CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

used in 泌陽|泌阳[Bi4 yang2] (the name of a place in Henan)

Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

to seep out, to secrete

XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary

Name of a river. In Biyang County, Henan. | Fluid substances being forced out through tiny pores is also called 泌 (secretion).
Onyomi

hi(ヒ)

hitsu(ヒツ)
Kunyomi

none
Strokes

8 strokes
Radical

水氵氺 (mizu・sanzui・shitamizu)
Related Keywords

to secrete to ooze to flow squeeze out secretion discharge emit exude fluid glandular seep release produce

乳首から分泌液が出ます。
I have a discharge from my nipple.
女性ホルモン分泌の乱れが不妊症の大きな原因です。
Female hormone imbalance is a major cause of infertility.
女性が自慰をすれば女性ホルモンが分泌され、女性らしさが出てきます。
If a woman masturbates, she will secrete female hormones and become more feminine.