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Kanji Detail for 滴 - "drop, to drip, a counter for drops"

滴

  • Meaning

    滴 means "drop, to drip, a counter for drops."

    1. Drop - A droplet; dripping liquid.

    2. To drip - To fall in drops; to trickle down.

    3. A counter for drops - A word for counting drops.

  • Words using 滴

    • 点滴 てんてき Listen raindrops; falling drop of water; intravenous drip
    • 水滴 すいてき Listen drop of water; vessel for replenishing inkstone water

  • Four-character idioms with 滴

    • 点滴穿石 てんてきせんせき Listen constant dripping wears away the stone; little strokes fell great oaks; limited strength, when persistently applied, can accomplish great feats

  • Tattoo check: 滴

    • Verified meaning: drop, to drip, a counter for drops
    • Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises
    • Used in real Japanese given names (read しずく)

    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.

  • Name readings of 滴

    Given names 滴(しずく)Listen

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    drip; drop

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    drip; drop of water

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    to drip; to let drip; to apply (eye drops etc); (bound form) a drop (of liquid); classifier for drops of liquid

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    to drip; a drop of water

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

    A water drop is called 滴. As in 涓滴 (tiny drops), 點滴 (drips).

  • Onyomi

    tip

    teki(テキ) テキ

  • Kunyomi

    tip

    shitata.ru(したた-る) したた-る

    shizuku(しずく) しずく

  • Strokes

    tip

    14 strokes

  • Radical

    tip

    水 氵 氺 (mizu・sanzui・shitamizu)

  • Related Keywords

    drop to drip a counter for drops droplet trickle dribble drizzle leak ooze seep condensation dew moisture bead

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