溜 – collect, gather, be in arrears

13 strokesJinmeiyō (names)#2451 in newspaper frequencyN3 vocabulary

The kanji 溜 means collect, gather, be in arrears. Its on’yomi (Chinese-derived reading) is リュウ (ryuu); its kun’yomi (native Japanese reading) is た.まる、たま.る、た.める、したた.る、たまり、ため (tamaru, tamaru, tameru, shitataru, tamari, tame). It is written with 13 strokes, under radical 水 (no. 85).

Stroke order

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Readings

Type	Reading	Romaji
On’yomi	リュウ	ryuu
Kun’yomi	た.まる	tamaru
Kun’yomi	たま.る	tamaru
Kun’yomi	た.める	tameru
Kun’yomi	したた.る	shitataru
Kun’yomi	たまり	tamari
Kun’yomi	ため	tame

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: 水 (Kangxi radical 85). Components: 汁・刀・厶・田.

Words using 溜

溜まるたまるto collect溜めるためるto amass溜息ためいきsigh蒸溜じょうりゅうdistillation溜まりたまりpile

Example sentences

「溜息なんてついてた？」「不幸せなオーラ出しながらね」

"Did I really sigh?" "While giving out an aura of unhappiness."

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Kanji with the same radical

決法治派済活海求水減演流沢消準渡

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