| 1935 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1144 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 5069 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1074 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1894 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 2941 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 951 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 981 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 846 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1870 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 3495 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1803 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2454 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1291 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 42463 | Morohashi |
| 2818 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 6549 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1283 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1377 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1940 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
928 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 露 【ロ】 Russia
- 露骨 【ロコツ】 open, unconcealed, undisguised, blatant, plain, frank, broad, lewd, indecent, crude
- 吐露 【トロ】 expressing one's mind, speaking out
- 発露 【ハツロ】 appearance, expression, manifestation
- 露宇 【ロウ】 Russia and Ukraine
- 襲名披露 【シュウメイヒロウ】 announcing the succession to another's stage name
- 新序出世披露 【シンジョシュッセヒロウ】 presenting of new wrestlers to audience
Kun reading compounds
- 露 【つゆ】 dew, tears, (not) a bit, (not) at all
- 露払い 【つゆはらい】 person who clears the way for a high-ranking person, procession, etc., outrider, harbinger, forerunner, opening performer, sumo wrestler who leads a yokozuna at his ring-entering ceremony
- 朝露 【あさつゆ】 morning dew
- 下露 【したつゆ】 dew under (dripping from) trees
Readings
- Japanese names:
- や、 ゆ
- Korean:
- ro
Spanish
- rocío
- relente
- exponer
- mostrar
- sereno
- Rusia
Portuguese
- orvalho
- lágrimas
- mortalidade
- fragilidade
French
- rosée
- larmes
- dévoiler
- Russie
| 3177 | 2001 Kanji |
| 8d13.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-8-13 | SKIP code |
| 1016.4 | Four corner code |
| 1-47-10 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 9732 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N3
465 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 命 【メイ】 order, command, decree, life, destiny, fate
- 命運 【メイウン】 fate, destiny
- 延命 【エンメイ】 keeping alive longer, prolonging life, life extension, life-support
- 十月革命 【ジュウガツカクメイ】 October Revolution
- 命婦 【ミョウブ】 title for high-ranking court ladies
- 延命 【エンメイ】 keeping alive longer, prolonging life, life extension, life-support
- 安心立命 【アンシンリツメイ】 spiritual peace and enlightenment, keeping an unperturbed mind through faith
Kun reading compounds
- 命 【いのち】 life, life force, lifetime, lifespan, most important thing, foundation, core, paired tattoos of the "life" kanji on the upper arms of a man and woman (indicating unwavering love), fate, destiny, karma
- 命からがら 【いのちからがら】 for dear life, barely escaping alive
- 貴い命 【たっといいのち】 precious life
- 露の命 【つゆのいのち】 life as evanescent as the dew
Readings
- Korean:
- myeong
Spanish
- orden
- mandato
- vida
Portuguese
- destino
- comando
- decreto
- vida
French
- destinée
- destin
- ordre
- décret
- vie
- nommer (à un poste)
| 519 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 416 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 394 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 388 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 430 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 387 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 411 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 671 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 578 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 587 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 997 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 325 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 2553 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1303 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1772 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1412 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 3473 | Morohashi |
| 2058 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 767 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1400 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1502 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 249 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 316 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 2844 | 2001 Kanji |
| 2a6.26 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-2-6 | SKIP code |
| 2-3-5 | SKIP code |
| 8062.7 | Four corner code |
| 1-44-31 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 547d | Unicode hex code |