Japanese symbol for “raindrops”
点滴
てんてき
Romaji: tenteki
raindrops; falling drop of water
In Japanese, raindrops is 点滴, read てんてき (tenteki).
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Meanings
- n raindrops; falling drop of water
- n, vs, vt intravenous drip; IV; drip-feed (med)
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “raindrops”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 雨垂れ | あまだれ amadare | raindrops (dripping from eaves, branches, etc.) |
| 玉水 | たまみず tamamizu | raindrops |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 視点 | してん shiten | point of view; viewpoint; angle |
| 地点 | ちてん chiten | spot; point; place |
| 時点 | じてん jiten | point in time; occasion |
| 焦点 | しょうてん shouten | focus; focal point |
| 点数 | てんすう tensuu | marks; points; score |
| 原点 | げんてん genten | starting point; origin; beginning |
| 水滴 | すいてき suiteki | drop of water |
| 一滴 | いってき itteki | one drop (of fluid) |
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.