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Kanji Detail for 雫 - "drop, drip"

雫

  • Meaning

    雫 means "drop, drip." Also associated with dewdrop.

    1. Drop - A small amount of liquid; a droplet.

    2. Drip - Water falling in drops.

    3. Dewdrop - A small bead of water.

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    • Verified meaning: drop, drip
    • Jinmeiyō kanji — officially approved for use in Japanese given names
    • Used in real Japanese given names (read しずく, れい)
    • Also carries these associations: dewdrop

    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 雫

    Given names 雫(しずく)Listen 雫(れい)Listen

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    drop; trickle; dripping; (kokuji)

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    a drop, trickle, dripping

  • Onyomi

    tip

    da(ダ) ダ

  • Kunyomi

    tip

    shizuku(しずく) しずく

  • Strokes

    tip

    11 strokes

  • Radical

    tip

    雨 (ame・amekammuri・amakammuri)

  • Related Keywords

    drop dewdrop drip trickle bead dew dribble drizzle liquid water rain tear condensation

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