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涙

Kanji 涙: meaning "tear", readings, stroke order

The kanji 涙 means "tear". On'yomi: ルイ; kun'yomi: なみだ. JLPT N3 kanji, with example words.

Readings

Meaning
tear
On'yomi
ルイ
Kun'yomi
なみだ
Strokes
10
Level
JLPT N3
Official status
Jōyō (common-use kanji)
Old form
淚 旧字体: the form used before 1946, still seen in names and older texts.

Words with 涙

  • 涙 なみだ — tear

Stroke order · 10 strokes

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5
  6. 6
  7. 7
  8. 8
  9. 9
  10. 10

Strokes: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0).

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