洩
leak, escape
Readings
On'yomi
- エイ
- セツ
Kun'yomi
- も.らす
- の.びる
- も.れる
Meaning
洩 centers on something contained escaping or being released: leaking out, seeping away, or slipping free.
Most common words using 洩
- 漏洩ろうえい
leak (of secrets, information, etc.); disclosure; divulging
- 情報漏洩じょうほうろうえい
information leak; data breach
- 機密漏洩きみつろうえい
leak of official secrets; leaking of confidential information
- 漏洩電流ろうえいでんりゅう
leakage current
- 秘密漏洩ひみつろうえい
leaking of a secret; leakage of a secret
- 秘密漏洩罪ひみつろうえいざい
(crime of) revealing state secrets; charge of revealing national security information
- 葉洩れ日はもれび
sunlight sifting through the tree leaves
- 軍機漏洩ぐんきろうえい
disclosure (leakage, betrayal) of military secrets
Study
Etymology
洩 combines the water radical 氵 with 曳, which likely contributes the sound and the idea of pulling or dragging. The exact historical development is uncertain, but the character suggests water being drawn out or escaping.
Meaning mnemonic
Water 氵 is being pulled or dragged 曳 away, like a slow leak from a container. Picture a bucket with a small crack where water escapes drop by drop.
Reading mnemonic
For エイ, imagine a leaky pipe making a long 'A' sound as water escapes: 'A' -> エイ, and the water keeps leaking out.