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Kanji Detail for 溜 - "to accumulate, pool"

溜

  • Meaning

    溜 means "to accumulate, pool." Also associated with to drip.

    1. Accumulate - To gather; to collect.

    2. Pool - A place where water collects.

    3. Drip - Water falling in drops.

  • Words using 溜

    • 溜まる たまる Listen to collect; to gather; to save
    • 溜める ためる Listen to amass; to accumulate; to store
    • 吹き溜まり ふきだまり Listen drift (of snow, leaves, etc.); hangout for social dropouts

  • Tattoo check: 溜

    • Verified meaning: to accumulate, pool
    • Jinmeiyō kanji — officially approved for use in Japanese given names
    • Used in real Japanese given names (read たまり, たまる, ため, とまる)
    • Also carries these associations: to drip

    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 溜

    Given names 溜(たまる)Listen

    Surnames 溜(たまり)Listen 溜(ため)Listen 溜(とまる)Listen 溜(りゅう)Listen

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    collect; gather; be in arrears

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    slide, glide, slip; slippery

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    to slip away; to escape in stealth; to skate

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    to slip, to slide, to glide; slippery

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

    Water flowing rapidly. The place where water drips from eaves is called 簷溜, meaning water rushing down from a high roof. | A frivolous person is colloquially called 滑溜. | A horse slipping away is called 溜. | A cooking method name. As in 醋溜 (stir-fried with vinegar), 糟溜 (stir-fried with wine lees).

  • Onyomi

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    ryuu(リュウ) リュウ

  • Kunyomi

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    shitata.ru(したた-る) したた-る

    ta.meru(た-める) た-める

    tama.ru(た-まる) た-まる

    tamari(たまり) たまり

    tame(ため) ため

  • Strokes

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    13 strokes

  • Radical

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    水 氵 氺 (mizu・sanzui・shitamizu)

  • Related Keywords

    accumulate pool drip collect gather amass stockpile hoard reservoir deposit store build up drops basin pond liquid heap

Sentences including 溜

  • The more you have , the more you want.

  • Her eyes were filled with tears.

  • After the rain , there were puddles on the street.

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