Nihongo

Kanji Detail of 漏

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Basic Meaning

The kanji primarily conveys the idea of "leaking," "to leak," "leakage," or "to escape." It represents a situation where something passes through a boundary or containment unintentionally or uncontrollably. This can apply to liquids, gases, or even abstract concepts like information.

Readings

・On-yomi (音読み): ・ロウ (rō) ・Kun-yomi (訓読み): ・も(れる) (mo(reru)): to leak ・も(らす) (mo(rasu)): to let leak

Usage Examples

⚫︎雨漏り (amemori) Translation: Leaking roof/water leakage from rain. ⚫︎情報漏えい (jōhō rōei) Translation: Information leak. ⚫︎漏電 (rōden) Translation: Electrical leakage/short circuit.

Origin and Formation

The kanji is a phono-semantic compound (形声文字, けいせいもじ). The left side is a water radical (さんずい, "water"). The right side is () which means "excrement". It combines the idea of water and something passing through or escaping. The initial meaning related to something escaping through a gap or hole.

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