JLPT N1 · 21 strokes
Kanji 露: "dew, tears, expose"
The kanji 露 means "dew, tears, expose, Russia". It is written with 21 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N1, read ロ, ロウ in on'yomi and つゆ in kun'yomi.
Stroke order
Strokes are written in the order of the numbers. The order is not decorative: it is what gives the character its balance, and it is also how handwriting search works in Japanese dictionaries.
Readings
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
ロロウ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
つゆ
In a kun'yomi reading, the dot separates the kanji from its okurigana: かた.る is read かたる and written 語る. A hyphen marks a bound position, like -び in 日.
At a glance
| Meaning | dew, tears, expose, Russia |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 21 |
| JLPT level | N1 |
| Taught in Japan | secondary school |
| Frequency rank | 928 of 2,501 |
Common words with 露
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 披露announcement; presentation; demonstration; displaying
- 露骨open; unconcealed; undisguised; blatant · broad; lewd; indecent; crude
- 露出exposure; laying bare; baring (e.g. skin) · exposure
- 露西亜Russia
- 暴露disclosure; exposure; revelation
- 露店street stall; stand; booth
- お披露目(formal) announcement; unveiling; introduction; debut
- 露dew · tears
- 露exposed; scanty; bare; unconcealed · public; open
- 露見discovery (of a plot, misdeed, etc.); detection; exposure; disclosure
- 吐露expressing one's mind; speaking out
- 露にするto lay bare; to expose; to reveal
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