漏

音読おんよみ: ロウ

訓読くんよみ:・もれる・もらす

画数かくすう: 14

部首ぶしゅ: 氵(さんずい)

Meaning

Leak / Drip / Let escape

  • る — to leak; to drip
  • れる — to escape; to seep out
  • らす — to let leak; to reveal
  • 漏水ろうすい — water leakage
  • 漏電ろうでん — electrical leakage / short due to moisture
  • 雨漏あまも — roof leak

The kanji combines the water radical with a phonetic element . Together they express the idea of water slipping out, dripping through gaps, or escaping unintentionally. It’s used both for physical leaks (water, gas) and metaphorical ones like leaking information.

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