露
dew · tears · expose · Russia
Details
Stroke Order
Component Breakdown
rain + 路
Cultural Context
Etymology
Combines 'rain' (雨) with 'road' (路), representing water droplets exposed to rain outdoors—dew.
Symbolism
Symbolizes dew, transience, and exposure. Represents impermanence like morning dew and hidden things becoming visible.
Seasonal
Symbolizes autumn September to October. Linked to autumn solar terms like morning dew and White Dew. Autumn seasonal word.
Words & Expressions
Four-Character Compounds
襲名披露
しゅうめいひろう
announcing the succession to another's stage name; announcing the succession to another's stage name
人生朝露
じんせいちょうろ
man's life vanishes like a dew; a person's life is as fleeting as a morning dew; man's life vanishes like a dew
電光朝露
でんこうちょうろ
fleeting; evanescent; fleeting
風餐露宿
ふうさんろしゅく
living in the harsh outdoors; roughing it in the wilderness; enduring a difficult journey; living in the harsh outdoors
Poetry
秋の田の かりほの庵の 苫をあらみ わが衣手は 露にぬれつつ
Poem #1 from Hyakunin Isshu
白露に 風の吹きしく 秋の野は つらぬきとめぬ 玉ぞ散りける
Poem #37 from Hyakunin Isshu
契りおきし させもが露を いのちにて あはれ今年の 秋もいぬめり
Poem #75 from Hyakunin Isshu
村雨の 露もまだひぬ まきの葉に 霧立ちのぼる 秋の夕暮れ
Poem #87 from Hyakunin Isshu