滴 – drip, drop

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The kanji 滴 means drip, drop. Its on’yomi (Chinese-derived reading) is テキ (teki); its kun’yomi (native Japanese reading) is しずく、したた.る (shizuku, shitataru). It is written with 14 strokes, under radical 水 (no. 85).

Stroke order

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Readings

Type	Reading	Romaji
On’yomi	テキ	teki
Kun’yomi	しずく	shizuku
Kun’yomi	したた.る	shitataru

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: 口・十・汁・并・立・亠・冂.

Words using 滴

水滴すいてきdrop of water滴てきcounter for drops of liquid

Example sentences

気密性でない窓ならば、水滴ができるだろう。

If your windows are not airtight, moisture will seep in.

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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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