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drop · drip · trickle
N2
On: てきKun: しずく、したた

Memory Aid

The right part, 啻, can be seen as a small drop (the dot on top) falling into a container. The left `氵` (water radical) visually confirms it's a water drop.

'Te-ki' — imagine a tiny, TEKin' (taking) on water, one tiny DROP at a time.

Vocabulary

水滴すいてきwater drop
雨滴うてきraindrop
滴るしたたるto drip, to trickle
点滴てんてきintravenous drip, IV drip

Example Sentences

葉っぱから水滴が落ちた。

A water drop fell from the leaf.

雨のしずくが屋根から滴り落ちている。

Raindrops are dripping from the roof.

そのガラスコップに数滴の牛乳を入れた。

I put a few drops of milk into that glass cup.

病院で点滴を受けている。

I am receiving an intravenous drip at the hospital.

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