泪 — readings, stroke count and radical

Stroke order

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Meaning (Japanese)

  1. なみだ。

Character meanings and origins come from the Japanese Wiktionary.

Origin of the character

会意。「水」 + 「目」。「なみだ」を意味する漢語{淚}を表す字。

Character meanings and origins come from the Japanese Wiktionary.

Meaning

tears, weep, cry

English glosses from KANJIDIC2.

Readings

On (Sino-Japanese)
  • ルイ
  • レイ
Kun (native)
  • なみだ
Other languages
  • 拼音lei4
  • 한글ru
  • Hán-ViệtLệ
  • Hán-ViệtLụy

Basics

Strokes
8 strokes
Radical
水(みず)
JIS level
Level 2
Unicode
U+6CEA

Components

Components this kanji is made of. Follow them to find similar kanji.

Composition (IDS): left–right ⿰氵目

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Lookup codes

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3610.0
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2391
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2510