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泪 = 水 + 目
泪 is a Japanese kanji written with 8 strokes, listed here under the keyword “teardrops”. It is built from 水 (water) and 目 (eye). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 2391.
- Keyword
- teardrops
- RTK frame
- 2391
- Strokes
- 8
- On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
- ルイ, レイ
- Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
- なみだ
- Script
- Japanese kanji
- Also known as
- tears, капли слез
- Same glyph as a simplified Chinese hanzi
- 泪 tears
Decomposition
Primary decomposition
How to find 泪 without knowing its reading
On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “water” + “eye”. 泪 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.
Open 泪 in the interactive kanji search to expand every part down to its smallest pieces, add your own names and mnemonic stories, or search for other characters by their parts.