涙

Tears

Also: Sympathy

On'yomi

  • るい rui
  • れい rei

Kun'yomi

  • なみだ namida
Stroke count
10
Radical
水 water · Kangxi radical 85
JLPT level
N2
School grade
Secondary school

涙 has 10 strokes and its Kangxi radical is 水 (water), number 85. Hashidari places it at JLPT N2. Japanese students learn it in junior high and high school.

No official JLPT kanji list exists: the level is Hashidari's own placement. How we place kanji

JLPT N2 kanji list · Secondary school kanji list (jōyō kanji after grade 6) · All kanji