漢字道KANJIDO

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4Junior high level14 strokesRadical
On
テキ
Kun
しずく・したた.る
Meaning
drop; drip

Origin

ORIGIN

氵 "water" with 啇: water falling drop by drop — a drop, to drip.

Stroke order

STROKE ORDER

Readings and examples

OFFICIAL READINGS

テキ水滴・点滴・一滴
しずく
したたる滴る・滴り

Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.

Compounds

COMPOUNDS

  • 水滴すいてき

    water drop

  • 点滴てんてき

    intravenous drip

Example

EXAMPLE

A sentence using this kanji

葉の先から水滴が落ちた。

A drop fell from the leaf tip.

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