Kanji

What does the kanji 滴 mean?

滴 means drop; dripping. On'yomi テキ. Kun'yomi しずく、したた.る.

Quick facts
On'yomiテキ
Kun'yomiしずく、したた.る
Strokes14
Main radical水
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N2
On'yomi テキKun'yomi しずく、したた.る
N2 · estimated, JLPT framework14 strokes

drop; dripping

Memory hook

Water (氵) falling from the mouth of the source (啇) one drop at a time — DROP, DRIP.

Main radical

水water 4 strokes

Stroke order · 14 strokes

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Common words

  • 水滴すいてきwater droplet
  • ~滴~てきdrop (counter suffix)

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Data sources and licences

English meanings, On/Kun readings, stroke counts: KANJIDIC2 — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Components: KRADFILE (EDRDG). Stroke order: KanjiVG (Ulrich Apel), licensed CC BY-SA 3.0. Mnemonics written by GoMe.

Voice: VOICEVOX Nemo.

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