The kanji 露: meaning, readings and stroke order

露

Meaning: dew, expose
On reading: ロ ro、ロウ* rou
Kun reading: つゆ tsuyu
Strokes: 21
Radical: 雨 rain
Level: Level 7 · junior high school

Stroke order

Meaning in other languages

Vietnamese: sương, để lộ (lộ)
Japanese: つゆ。あらわになる。
Korean: 이슬, 드러나다 (노·로)
Chinese: 露水、露出

Readings, words and example sentences

ロ ro · on reading · less common

露ろ天てん
open-air, outdoors
露ろ天てんの風呂に入ります。
I soak in an outdoor bath.

つゆ tsuyu · kun reading

露つゆ
dew
朝の草に 露つゆがおりています。
There is dew on the grass this morning.

* marks a less common reading, usually learnt from junior high on.

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Readings, radicals: Kanjium, KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); strokes: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); Korean, simplified forms: Unicode Unihan. Meanings, sentences: Dino Kids (CC0). See Licences.