Japanese symbol for “leak”
漏洩
ろうえい
Romaji: rouei
leak (of secrets, information, etc.); disclosure; divulging
In Japanese, leak is 漏洩, read ろうえい (rouei).
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Meanings
- n, vi, vs leak (of secrets, information, etc.); disclosure; divulging
- n, vi, vs leak (of gas, liquid, etc.); leakage; escape (of gas); coming through (of light)
Written forms: 漏洩、漏えい、漏泄. Readings: ろうえい、ろうせつ.
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “leak”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 漏れ | もれ more | leak; leakage |
| リーク | リーク riiku | leak (of information) |
| 流れ出る | ながれでる nagarederu | to flow out; to stream out; to pour out |
| 流れ出す | ながれだす nagaredasu | to flow out; to stream out; to pour out |
| 流出 | りゅうしゅつ ryuushutsu | outflow (of people, capital, etc.); drain (of gold, talent, etc. from a country); leak (e.g. of personal information) |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 漏らす | もらす morasu | to let leak; to let out (e.g. light) |
| 雨漏り | あまもり amamori | roof leak |
| 漏れ | もれ more | leak; leakage |
| 漏れる | もれる moreru | to leak out; to escape; to come through |
| 漏出 | ろうしゅつ roushutsu | leaking out; leakage; leak |
| 秘密漏洩 | ひみつろうえい himitsurouei | leaking of a secret; leakage of a secret |
| 漏洩電流 | ろうえいでんりゅう roueidenryuu | leakage current |
| 軍機漏洩 | ぐんきろうえい gunkirouei | disclosure (leakage, betrayal) of military secrets |
See also: Chinese symbol for “leak”.
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.