滴 means 'drip'

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Strokes : 14 Frequency: 1913 JLPT: N2 Usefulness: 4 Study set: 4-21 Grade: 8 Intermediate lesson: 54 Beginner lesson: - Begins 9 words Used in 32 words Used in 17 names Not used as a component

Jōyō (常用)

Common readings

テキ

Kun

しずく to drip, drop したたる to drip, to trickle

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With 滴 you can talk about dewdrops and eyedrops, fogged and rain-spattered windows, rain dripping off roofs, sweaty foreheads, IV drips, waterproof items, dripping-wet towels, meadows overflowing with freshness, drops of ink, and teardrop-shaped jewelry. Learn to say, "I felt a drop of rain." Also discover how three drops of water mysteriously fall from a shrine roof every day.

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Components

⿰ ⺡ (水) water 啇 old trader

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Most useful words by reading

In the most useful 10,000 words in Japanese, 滴 is used 6 times, read 3 ways.

Across all words in Japanese, 滴 is used 31 times, read 3 ways.

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テキ : 26 words FIND ALL

すいてき

水滴

noun

1. drop of water

2. vessel for replenishing inkstone water

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しずく : 1 word FIND ALL

しずく

滴

noun, 'suru' verb

drop (of water); drip

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したたる : 4 words FIND ALL

したた

滴

る

'ru' godan verb, intransitive verb

1. to drip; to drop; to trickle

2. to overflow with freshness

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An additional one less common word includes 滴 but the reading has not yet been categorized.

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