Kanji N1

露: dew, tears, expose

露 is a JLPT N1 kanji meaning dew, tears, expose, written with 21 strokes. It is read ロ, ロウ (on) and つゆ (kun). It is one of the jōyō kanji taught in secondary school. You will see it in 露骨 (ろこつ, open) and 暴露 (ばくろ, disclosure).

露

Meanings

  • dew
  • tears
  • expose
  • Russia
Strokes21
JLPT levelN1
School gradeSecondary school
Frequency#928 of 2,500

On reading · Kun reading

On reading
  • ロ
  • ロウ

On'yomi: from Chinese, written in katakana. Used in compound words.

Kun reading
  • つゆ

Kun'yomi: native Japanese, in hiragana. The faint part is the okurigana, written in kana after the kanji.

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Common words with 露

The most useful words written with it, easiest first. Every other kanji in them opens its own page.

  • 露骨ろこつ

    open; unconcealed; undisguised; blatant; plain

    JLPT N1
  • 暴露ばくろ

    disclosure; exposure; revelation

    JLPT N1
  • 露つゆ

    dew

    JLPT N1
  • 披露ひろう

    announcement; presentation; demonstration

  • 露店ろてん

    street stall; stand; booth

  • 吐露とろ

    expressing one's mind; speaking out

  • 露出ろしゅつ

    exposure; laying bare; baring (e.g. skin)

  • 披露宴ひろうえん

    reception (e.g. wedding); banquet; celebration

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Stroke order from KanjiVG © Ulrich Apel, CC BY-SA 3.0. Readings, meanings and words from KANJIDIC2 and JMdict, names from JMnedict, © EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0, and Wikidata, CC0. JLPT lists after Jonathan Waller (tanos.co.uk), CC BY.