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滴

drip
Stroke count: 14

Readings

On readingテキ
Kun readingしずく、したた.る
JōyōGrade 8KANJIDIC

Meanings

  1. dripRtK
    彼は水も滴るいい男だ。He is tremendously handsome.tatoeba
    水も滴る美人。She is a graceful beauty.tatoeba
  2. drop
    水は一滴も残っていない。There is not a drop of water left.tatoeba
  1. drop (e.g. of water)

Synonyms

ドロップ

Popular Usage

水滴

Radicals and components

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Mnemonic (RtK)

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water (水) · water droplets (氵) · water pistol (氵) · antique · vase · stand up (立) · hood (冂) · old (古) · tombstone · gravestone · church · ten (十) · needle (丨) · mouth (口)

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 474

Compound words

水滴すいてき
drop of water; vessel for replenishing inkstone water
点滴てんてき
raindrops; falling drop of water; intravenous drip; IV; drip-feed
一滴いってき
one drop (of fluid)
雨滴うてき
raindrop
滴りしたたり
dripping
滴るしたたる
to drip
滴下てきか
drip
余滴よてき
drippings
滴定量てきていりょう
titer
点滴器てんてきき
dropper
涓滴岩を穿つけんてきいわをうがつ
slow but steady wins the race

Additional Examples

水も滴る美人。
She is a graceful beauty.tatoeba

Stroke Order

14 strokes

Practice Writing

Practice Writing 滴

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