漏 – leak, escape, time

14 strokesJōyō (secondary school)#1298 in newspaper frequencyN1 vocabulary

The kanji 漏 means leak, escape, time. Its on’yomi (Chinese-derived reading) is ロウ (rou); its kun’yomi (native Japanese reading) is も.る、も.れる、も.らす (moru, moreru, morasu). It is written with 14 strokes, under radical 水 (no. 85).

Stroke order

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Readings

Type	Reading	Romaji
On’yomi	ロウ	rou
Kun’yomi	も.る	moru
Kun’yomi	も.れる	moreru
Kun’yomi	も.らす	morasu

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: 雨・汁・尸.

Words using 漏

漏るもるto leak漏らすもらすto let leak漏れるもれるto leak out

Example sentences

雨が降ると必ず屋根から雨水が漏る。

Every time it rains, the roof leaks.

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彼は自分の真意を漏らしてしまった。

He gave away his real intention.

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彼は仕事が終わったとき、ため息を漏らした。

He let out a sigh when the job was finished.

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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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