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Translingual
Han character
雫 (Kangxi radical 173, 雨+3, 11 strokes, cangjie input 一月一卜 (MBMY), composition ⿱雨下)
References
- Kangxi Dictionary: not present, would follow page 1371, character 30
- Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 42219
- Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 6, page 4057, character 6
- Unihan data for U+96EB
Chinese
Etymology 1
Pronunciation
Definitions
雫
- The meaning of this term is uncertain.
Usage notes
Etymology 2
Glyph origin
Simplified from 霞 (叚 → 下).
Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声) : semantic 雨 (“rain”) + phonetic 下.
Definitions
Etymology 3
Spelling pronunciation, as 下 (xià).
Glyph origin
Orthographic borrowing from Japanese 雫 (shizuku).
Pronunciation
Definitions
雫
- a drop of water. Usually used in Japanese female names.
Japanese
Glyph origin
A 国字 (kokuji, “Japanese-coined character”). Ideogrammic compound (會意／会意) : 雨 (“rain”) + 下 (“to drop”).
Kanji
雫
(“Jinmeiyō” kanji used for names)
- raindrop
Readings
Noun
雫 • (shizuku) ←しづく (siduku)?
- Alternative form of 滴
Derived terms
Proper noun
雫 • (Shizuku)
- a surname
References
- ^ “雫”, in 漢字ぺディア (Kanjipedia) (in Japanese), 日本漢字能力検定協会, 2015–2024