漢字Kanji · in Nature & Elements
露: dew, tears
Also: expose, Russia
JLPT N121 strokesSecondary schoolYour ink: 白 Not met
雨 carries the meaning · 路 gives the sound
21 strokes
Three readings, and the words that use each
ロro · on'yomi · in compounds
- 露骨ろこつopen; unconcealed; undisguised
- 露店ろてんstreet stall; stand; booth
- 吐露とろexpressing one's mind; speaking out
- 暴露ばくろ
- 露顕ろけんdiscovery (of a plot, misdeed, etc.)
ロウrou · on'yomi
- 披露ひろうannouncement; presentation; demonstration
- 披露宴ひろうえんreception (e.g. wedding); banquet
つゆtsuyu · kun'yomi · on its own
- 露つゆdew
Words: JMdict, EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0.
成り立ち
Where it comes from
Memory story · made up to help you remember
“When the 'rain' kanji sits on top of another character, it squishes down like a heavy cloud. It's like a storm hovering over the rest of the kanji, flavoring the meaning with weather, moisture, and the power of the sky.”
繋がり
Connections
Ink shades, lightest to darkest: 白 Not met, 淡 Met, 中 Learning, 濃 Familiar, 印 Mastered
Also read ロ
7 kanji share this on'yomiIn ChineseSame character in simplified and traditional · lù
Same form: 露 is written the same way in mainland China (simplified) and in Taiwan and Hong Kong (traditional).
- Simplified
- 露 mainland China, Singapore
- Traditional
- 露 Taiwan, Hong Kong
Pinyin lù most common reading
Forms and pinyin: Unicode Unihan database (Unicode License v3). Pinyin lists the most common reading, not every reading.
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