Quick answer
滴 is the kanji for "Drip". A common reading is しずく (shizuku). You can also practice writing it on this page.
Meaning
Drip
Also : Drop · Trickle
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Readings
kun = Japanese reading · on = Chinese reading
Practice writing
Trace the kanji stroke by stroke with a visual guide.
Stroke Order
14 strokes
Radicals
Memory Aid
The kanji 滴 represents 'DRIP'. Think of this shape as a picture representing the concept of drip.
On-reading: てき — remember this sound by associating it with drip. Kun-reading: しずく.
Example Sentences
点滴を打ちながら、病院でしばらく休みました。
てんてきをうちながら、びょういんでしばらくやすみました。
While receiving an intravenous drip, I rested at the hospital for a while.
露の滴が葉の上で輝いている様子は、とても美しいです。
つゆのしずくがはのうえでかがやいているようすは、とてもうつくしいです。
The sight of dew drops shining on leaves is very beautiful.
Vocabulary using 滴
Grammar to study at this level
- [Noun] + に伴い～に伴い (ni tomonai) - Along with / In accordance with
- [Noun] + をはじめ～をはじめ (wo hajime) - Starting with / Including
- [Noun] + に応じて～に応じて (ni oujite) - According to / In response to
- [Noun] + から + [Noun] + にかけて～にかけて (ni kakete) - From...to / In the area of
- [Noun] + に限り～に限り (ni kagiri) - Limited to / Only
Last updated Jul 22, 2026
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