# 涙 — Teardrop

Frequency rank 1136 / 2,608 in published Japanese.

Rarer in this ranking, but still part of the 2,608-character published set.

More common than 陣 (Army Camp), less common than 鏡 (Mirror).

- On’yomi: るい
- Kun’yomi: なみだ
- Radical: 水 Water (Kangxi 85)
- Frequency path: Level IX of XX

A tsunami on the left, and on the right a big dog howling — a big dog howling in the tsunami's rain, its teardrops mixing with the flood.

In words:

- 涙 なみだ — tear

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