Japanese word

漏れる

Pronunciation

Romajimoreru

Meaning

  • verbleak

Example

水が漏れます。mizu ga mo re ma su

Water is leaking.

Illustration for 漏れる (leak)

More examples

かばんの中から水が漏れました。ka ba n no naka ka ra mizu ga mo re ma shi ta

Water leaked from inside the bag.

Core concept

Describes something escaping from an enclosed or blocked space, whether it is liquid, light, sound, or information.

Common phrases

  • 秘密が漏れるhi mitsu ga mo re ru

    a secret gets out

  • 情報が漏れるjō hō ga mo re ru

    information leaks

  • 水が漏れるmizu ga mo re ru

    water leaks

Similar words

漏れ出るmorederu: To escape outward from inside a container, space, or blocked area.
染み出るshimideru: To pass slowly through a surface or opening from inside to outside.
こぼれるkoboreru: To fall or spill out of a container, usually as a liquid.

Definition in Japanese

液体や気体などが、容器や仕切りの内側から外へ出る。また、光・音・情報などが遮られている所を通って外へ出る。eki tai ya ki tai na do ga yō ki ya shi ki ri no uchi gawa ka ra soto e de ru ma ta hikari on jō hō na do ga saegi ra re te i ru tokoro o tō tte soto e de ru

Word origin

漏れる (moreru) is a native Japanese verb historically related to 漏る (moru, "to leak" or "to escape"), expressing something passing out from inside.

Usage tips

  • In everyday Japanese, 漏れる (moreru) is intransitive, so 水が漏れる (mizu ga moreru) means water is leaking, while 漏らす (morasu, "to let leak") means to cause something to escape.

Other meanings

  • escapeverb
  • shine throughverb

Related words

  • 漏れmoreleaknoun

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