14 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 7th grade
JLPT exam level N2

drip, drop

Kun'yomi
  • drop (e.g. of water)
  • to drip ②to overflow (with freshness, beauty, etc.)
On'yomi
  • テキ
    counter for drops of liquid

Main Radical

(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

しずく 70.8%
テキ 24.6%
したた 4.6%

Character Breakdown

drip, drop
しずく テキ したた.る (7th, N2)
water, water radical (no. 85)
さんずい
the stalk, the stem, the foot
テキ チャク セキ
stand up, rise, set up
た.つ リツ たつ (1st, N4)
kettle lid radical (no. 8)
トウ (Kentei 1)
grass, straw, herbs
to divide
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)
upside-down box radical (no. 13)
キョウ ケイ (Kentei 1)
old
コ ふる.い ふゆ (2nd, N4)
ten
ジュウ ジッ ジュッ (1st, N5)
mouth
くち コウ ク (1st, N4)

Common Words

drop (e.g. of water)
one drop (of fluid)
to drip ②to overflow (with freshness, beauty, etc.)
drop of water ②vessel for replenishing inkstone water
raindrops ②intravenous drip
several drops
water dripping
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References

Unicode hex code 6EF4
JIS X 0208 1-37-9
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 2674
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 3299
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 705
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 866
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha) 499
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha), 2nd edition (2013) 640
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji 442
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji, Sixth Ed. 474
Gakken A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage 1750
O'Neill, P.G. Essential Kanji 1381
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 18084
Henshall, K. A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters 1626
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana 1446
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) 1539
Hodges & Okazaki Japanese Kanji Flashcards 706
Kask, A. Tuttle Kanji Cards 1713
Nishiguchi & Kono Kanji in Context 1504
Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide 1244
Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete 449
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 3a11.14
Four corner code 3012.7
De Roo Code 349