Mnemonic
A storm tears the flag right off the pole on your rooftop, ripping open a gash in the shingles. Heavy rain immediately finds the gap and a terrible leak gushes into your attic, soaking everything. You watch helplessly as storm rain keeps leaking through the widening hole.
Additional thoughts
Picture the flag acting like a patch—once the storm yanks it away, rain has a direct path inside. The flag's absence IS the leak. Visualize the cascading water vividly.Quick recall
A storm tears the flag off your roof, letting rain Leak straight through.Details
The keyword for 漏 is leak. This kanji refers to the escape or seepage of liquid, gas, or information through an opening or gap where it should be contained. It encompasses both physical leaking, such as water dripping through a roof or a pipe, and figurative leaking, such as the disclosure or divulgence of secrets or confidential information. The character conveys the sense of something slipping out or failing to be properly held in.
- On'yomi
- ろう
- Kun'yomi
- も.る、も.れる、も.らす