Jisho

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21 strokes
Radical:
rain
Parts:
dew, tears, expose, Russia
Kun:
つゆ
On:
ロウ
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
928 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

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
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
lu4, lou4
Korean:
ro

Spanish

  • rocío
  • relente
  • exponer
  • mostrar
  • sereno
  • Rusia

Portuguese

  • orvalho
  • lágrimas
  • mortalidade
  • fragilidade

French

  • rosée
  • larmes
  • dévoiler
  • Russie
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)
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

5 strokes
Radical:
hand 手 (扌龵)
Parts:
Variants:
pay, clear out, prune, banish, dispose of
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N3
813 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

Stroke order

On reading compounds

  • 払暁 【フツギョウ】 dawn, daybreak

Kun reading compounds

  • 払う 【はらう】 to pay (e.g. money, bill), to brush off, to wipe away, to clear away, to dust off, to cut off (e.g. branches), to drive away (e.g. one's competitors), to sell off (something unneeded), to dispose of, to pay (e.g. attention), to show (e.g. respect, concern), to make (e.g. effort, sacrifice), to expend, to exert, to move out (of one's own place), to vacate, to sweep (e.g. one's legs), to knock aside, to make a sweeping stroke (in Japanese calligraphy), to reset (an abacus)

Readings

Japanese names:
はらい
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
fu2, bi4
Korean:
bul, pil

Spanish

  • pagar
  • saldar
  • liquidar
  • tributar

Portuguese

  • pagamento
  • limpar
  • podar
  • bamir
  • livra-se de

French

  • payer
  • nettoyer
  • tailler
  • bannir
  • se débarrasser de
1766 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
664 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1828 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
904 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
555 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
2.9 Japanese for Busy People
582 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
591 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
189 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
855 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
225 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
143 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
171 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
746 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
11784 Morohashi
194 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2062 New Nelson (John Haig)
738 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
798 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1048 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1371 2001 Kanji
3c2.2 The Kanji Dictionary
1-3-2 SKIP code
5203.0 Four corner code
1-42-07 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
6255 Unicode hex code