Jisho

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13 strokes
Radical:
water 水 (氵, 氺)
Parts:
Variants:
collect, gather, be in arrears
Jinmeiyō kanji, used in names
2451 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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On reading compounds

  • 溜飲 【リュウイン】 acid reflux, bile reflux, pyrosis, stomach acid (when it enters the esophagus), heartburn, indigestion, water brash, gloating, gratification, satisfaction
  • 溜飲が下がる 【リュウインガサガル】 to feel relieved, to feel satisfied
  • 溝溜 【コウリュウ】 drain and pool for collecting sewage, etc.
  • 貯留 【チョリュウ】 accumulation (e.g. of water), retention, storage, collection, sequestration (e.g. of carbon dioxide)

Kun reading compounds

  • 溜まる 【たまる】 to collect, to gather, to save, to accumulate, to pile up
  • 溜まる 【たまる】 to collect, to gather, to save, to accumulate, to pile up
  • 溜める 【ためる】 to amass, to accumulate, to store, to leave unpaid
  • 溜まり 【たまり】 pile, pool, collection, gathering spot, waiting place for a wrestler beside the ring, liquid runoff from miso preparation, tamari, variety of rich soy sauce (used for sashimi, etc.)
  • たまり醤油 【たまりじょうゆ】 tamari soy sauce, variety of rich soy sauce (used for sashimi, etc.)
  • 船だまり 【ふなだまり】 moorage (esp. for small boats), anchorage
  • 溜め 【ため】 cesspool, sink, manure sink
  • ため息 【ためいき】 sigh
  • ゴミ溜め 【ゴミため】 garbage dump, scrap heap, rubbish dump, dump, dumpsite

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
liu1, liu4
Korean:
ryu

Spanish

Portuguese

French

1892 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
2658 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
814 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
608 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
17943 Morohashi
662 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
3276 New Nelson (John Haig)
2324 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
2415 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
3a10.11 The Kanji Dictionary
1-3-10 SKIP code
3716.2 Four corner code
1-46-15 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
6e9c Unicode hex code

10 strokes
Radical:
water 水 (氵, 氺)
Parts:
Variants:
tears, sympathy
Kun:
なみだ
On:
ルイレイ
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N2
1381 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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On reading compounds

  • 涙液 【ルイエキ】 lacrimal fluid, tears
  • 涙活 【ルイカツ】 therapeutic crying for stress relief, having a good cry
  • 催涙 【サイルイ】 tear-inducing
  • 感涙 【カンルイ】 tears (from being deeply moved), tears of gratitude

Kun reading compounds

  • 涙 【なみだ】 tear, tears, lachrymal secretion, sympathy
  • 涙ぐましい 【なみだぐましい】 touching, moving, painful
  • 悔し涙 【くやしなみだ】 tears of regret, bitter tears, vexation, chagrin
  • 忝涙 【かたじけなみだ】 tears of gratitude

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
lei4
Korean:
ru

Spanish

  • lágrima
  • compasión
  • consolación

Portuguese

  • lágrimas
  • simpatia

French

  • larme
  • compassion
1916 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1360 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
2569 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1200 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
687 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1062 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
1239 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1305 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1081 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1201 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
528 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
324 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
399 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1091 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
17573P Morohashi
440 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
3154 New Nelson (John Haig)
1082 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1163 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1361 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
363 2001 Kanji
3a7.21 The Kanji Dictionary
1-3-7 SKIP code
3313.4 Four corner code
1-46-62 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
6d99 Unicode hex code