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溜

溜 — readings, stroke count and radical

Stroke order

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Meaning (Japanese)

  1. たまる、ためる。

Character meanings and origins come from the Japanese Wiktionary.

Origin of the character

形声。「水」+音符「留」。「たまる」「ためる」を意味する漢語｛溜｝を表す字。

Character meanings and origins come from the Japanese Wiktionary.

Meaning

collect, gather, be in arrears

English glosses from KANJIDIC2.

Readings

On (Sino-Japanese)
  • リュウ
Kun (native)
  • た(まる)
  • たま(る)
  • た(める)
  • したた(る)
  • たまり
  • ため
Other languages
  • 拼音liu1
  • 拼音liu4
  • 한글ryu
  • Hán-ViệtLựu
  • Hán-ViệtLưu
  • Hán-ViệtRượu

Basics

Strokes
13 strokes
Radical
水(みず)
JIS level
Level 1
Unicode
U+6E9C

Components

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

Composition (IDS): left–right ⿰氵留

Words using this kanji

  • 溜めるためる「ためる」を参照。to amass, to accumulate, to store, to leave unpaid
  • 溜まるたまる「たまる」の漢字表記。to collect, to gather, to save, to accumulate
  • 溜池ためいけreservoir, pond
  • 溜飲りゅういん胃の中に食物が滞り、酸っぱい液が込み上げること。acid reflux, bile reflux, pyrosis, stomach acid (when it enters the esophagus)
  • 溜めためcesspool, sink, manure sink
  • 溜席たまりせきringside seat
  • 溜色ためいろmaroon, reddish-brown
  • 溜まりたまりpile, pool, collection, gathering spot
  • 溜塗りためぬりlacquering technique that uses a coloured-lacquer undercoating and a transparent-lacquer topcoat
  • 溜め涙ためなみだpent-up tears
  • 溜め込むためこむto save up, to stockpile, to stash away, to hoard
  • 溜まり水たまりみずstagnant water
  • 溜まり場たまりばgathering spot, haunt, rendezvous, meeting place
  • 溜飲が下がるりゅういんがさがるto feel relieved, to feel satisfied
  • 溜飲を下げるりゅういんをさげるto satisfy oneself (by doing), to find relief (in doing)

Words starting with this kanji, most common first.

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Lookup codes

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