涙
Tears
Meanings
Tears, Sympathy
On'yomi
るい、 れい
Chinese-derived readings, typically used in compounds.
Kun'yomi
なみだ
Native Japanese readings, typically used as standalone words.
Stroke order
涙 is written in 10 strokes. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0).
About this kanji
涙 (Tears) is taught on WaniKani at level 44 and appears in the JLPT N2 kanji set. It is taught in Japanese secondary school as part of the official Joyo kanji list. It ranks #1381 in modern newspaper-frequency lists. It is written with 10 strokes.
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