露 – dew, tears, expose

21 strokesJōyō (secondary school)#928 in newspaper frequencyN3 vocabulary

The kanji 露 means dew, tears, expose, Russia. Its on’yomi (Chinese-derived reading) is ロ、ロウ (ro, rou); its kun’yomi (native Japanese reading) is つゆ (tsuyu). It is written with 21 strokes, under radical 雨 (no. 173).

Stroke order

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Readings

Type	Reading	Romaji
On’yomi	ロ	ro
On’yomi	ロウ	rou
Kun’yomi	つゆ	tsuyu

A dot separates the kanji’s part from the okurigana (kana written after it), e.g. まな.ぶ → 学ぶ.

Radical and components

Radical: 雨 (Kangxi radical 173). Components: 雨・口・足・夂・止.

Words using 露

露つゆdew露骨ろこつopen暴露ばくろdisclosure

Example sentences

芝生に露が降りている。

Dew has formed on the lawn.

Tatoeba #216133

露骨に嫌な顔をして、彼を睨みつけた。

I glared at him with a blatant look of disapproval on my face.

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ついに正体を暴露したな。

Now you've given yourself away.

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Kanji with the same radical

電震需雨雪零雲雰霊雷霞霧霜雫霰

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