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Kanji Detail for 洩 - "leak, relax"

  • Meaning

    洩 means "leak, relax."

    1. Leak - To seep out; to divulge.

    2. Relax - To stretch; to be at ease.

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    leak; escape

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    leak, drip; vent or release

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    (bound form) to leak out; to discharge; (fig.) to divulge

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    to leak, to drip; to vent, to release

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

    To disperse. "Harmonious and relaxed" (融融洩洩). See Zuozhuan, describing the joy of mother and child reuniting. | To leak. The Doctrine of the Mean says: "Shaking the rivers and seas without leaking" (振河海而不洩). Secrets becoming known outside is also called 洩漏 (leaking). In ancient times, interchangeable with 泄.
  • Onyomi

    tip
  • Kunyomi

    tip
  • Strokes

    tip
  • Radical

    tip
  • Related Keywords

Sentences including

  • Don't spill the beans.

  • The information is leaking piecemeal to the press.

  • The public servant leaked the secret and he was prosecuted for revealing a state secret.

  • In the "Mafia" tradition of organized crime secret societies, any member who discloses its operation is sure to be rubbed out.

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