Japanese Dictionary

Meaning of 点滴(てんてき) in Japanese

点滴
Kana Reading
てんてき
Romaji
tenteki
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    noun (common) (futsuumeishi), noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru
    Meaning
    raindrops; falling drop of water
    Example sentence
    私は病院で点滴を受けた。 I had an intravenous drip in hospital.
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    intravenous drip
    Example sentence
    点滴が石をうがつ。 Constant dripping wears away a stone.

Examples of 点滴, てんてき in a sentence

Kanji in this word

滴 JLPT 2

14 strokes

drip, drop

On'Yomi: テキ

Kun'Yomi: しずく, したた.る

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点 JLPT 3

9 strokes

spot, point, mark, speck, decimal point

On'Yomi: テン

Kun'Yomi: つ.ける, つ.く, た.てる, さ.す, とぼ.す, とも.す, ぼち

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