# 滴 — drip; drop

滴 means “drip; drop”. It is a JLPT N2 kanji written with 14 strokes. On'yomi: テキ (teki). Kun'yomi: しずく (shizuku). You'll see it in words such as 滴 (shizuku, “drop; drip”).

- Meaning: drip; drop
- On'yomi: テキ (teki)
- Kun'yomi: しずく (shizuku)
- Strokes: 14
- Level: JLPT N2 · set Water & the sea 2

## How to remember 滴

Parts: 氵 water · 亠 lid · 冂 frame · 古 old

## Words with 滴

| Word | Reading | Meaning |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 滴 | しずく (shizuku) | drop; drip |

## Don't confuse it with

[適](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/suitable/) · [摘](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/pluck/) · [嫡](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/legitimate-heir/) · [敵](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/enemy/)

## More in the “Water & the sea 2” set

[溶](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/dissolve/) · [乾](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/dry/) · [湿](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/damp/) · [蒸](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/steam/) · [濯](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/rinse/) · [沸](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/boil/) · [燥](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/arid/) · [滴](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/drip/)

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From Moji Ninja (https://moji.ninja/), a free app for learning hiragana, katakana and the JLPT kanji from N5 to N1 with spaced repetition. Page: https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/drip/. Last updated 2026-11-01.