瀝
dropping
Readings
On'yomi
- レキ
Kun'yomi
- したた.る
Meaning
瀝 centers on liquid falling in drops: the act of dripping or dropping, often used for water or other fluids.
Most common words using 瀝
- 番瀝青ペンキN3
paint
- 披瀝ひれき
expressing one's opinion; speaking one's mind; making known; revealing
- 余瀝よれき
lingering raindrops; remaining portion of a drink; favors; favours
- 土瀝青どれきせい
asphalt
- 地瀝青じれきせい
asphalt
- 油瀝青あぶらちゃん
Parabenzoin praecox
- 瀝青ウラン鉱れきせいウランこう
pitchblende
- 瀝青岩れきせいがん
asphalt rock; asphalt stone; bituminous rock; rock asphalt
- 瀝青炭れきせいたん
bituminous coal
Study
Etymology
瀝 combines 氵 (water) with 歷, which likely contributes the sound レキ and may suggest a process or passage, together giving the idea of water passing drop by drop.
Meaning mnemonic
Water 氵 beside 歷: imagine a historical timeline where each event is a single drop of water falling, one after another.
Reading mnemonic
For レキ, picture a leaky faucet where each drop makes a 'recky' sound as it hits the sink: recky -> レキ, and the drops keep falling.