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Kanji Detail for 漏 - "to leak, to omit, to disclose"

漏

  • Meaning

    漏 means "to leak, to omit, to disclose."

    1. Leak - To allow liquid to escape through a hole.

    2. Omit - To leave out; to miss.

    3. Disclose - To reveal a secret.

  • Words using 漏

    • 漏らす もらす Listen to let leak; to let out (e.g. light); to let out (a secret)
    • 雨漏り あまもり Listen roof leak
    • 漏る もる Listen to leak; to run out
    • 漏れる もれる Listen to leak out; to escape; to come through

  • Four-character idioms with 漏

    • 杜撰脱漏 ずさんだつろう Listen careless (slipshod) and with many omissions

  • Tattoo check: 漏

    • Verified meaning: to leak, to omit, to disclose
    • 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

    leak; escape; time

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    leak, drip; funnel; hour glass

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    to leak; to divulge; to leave out by mistake; waterclock or hourglass (old)

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    to leak, to drip; hour glass; funnel

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

    To seep and leak. | To divulge. When secret matters become known outside, it is called 泄漏 (to leak). | 刻漏 (water clock). An ancient timekeeping device. A bronze vessel holds water that slowly drips down. When the water is full, carved arrows float up, and the time is calculated by the number of marks. Used in ancient palaces, hence called 宮漏 (palace clock). | 屋漏. The northwest corner of a room. Refers to a secluded place with no one present. A gentleman's self-cultivation is careful even in solitude, hence "not ashamed in the dark corner." The phrase originates from (Book of Odes). | A disease name. Chronic discharge of pus without healing is called 漏管 (fistula).

  • Onyomi

    tip

    roh(ロウ) ロウ

  • Kunyomi

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    mo.rasu(も-らす) も-らす

    mo.reru(も-れる) も-れる

    mo.ru(も-る) も-る

  • Strokes

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    14 strokes

  • Radical

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    水 氵 氺 (mizu・sanzui・shitamizu)

  • Related Keywords

    to leak to omit to disclose water clock escape drip seep spill reveal divulge miss expose betray

Sentences including 漏

  • At last she gave way to him and broke a secret.

  • How did the secret get out?

  • Tom happened to let out the secret to his friends.

  • I'll be in trouble if the story gets out.

  • The secret between tom and me came to light.

  • How did the news get out?

  • The young boy is in danger of drowning.

  • Don't let the cat out of the bag.

  • The secret seems to have leaked out.

  • He betrayed her secret to his friends.

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