Word Meaning 薤露

かいろ kairo

薤露 is read as かいろ (kairo) and means ephemeral nature of the human world.

Meaning

English

  1. ephemeral nature of the human world
  2. transience of life
  3. dew on onion leaves (i.e. tears that mourn a death)

Reading

Kana

かいろ

Romaji

kairo

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 37 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

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Related Vocabulary

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暴露

ばくろ

disclosure

つゆ

dew

披露

ひろう

announcement

吐露

とろ

expressing one's mind

結露

けつろ

condensation

発露

はつろ

appearance

玉露

ぎょくろ

high-quality green tea

甘露

かんろ

nectar

人生朝露

じんせいちょうろ

man's life vanishes like a dew

千島風露

ちしまふうろ

woolly geranium (Geranium erianthum)

東露

とうろ

Asian Russia

電光朝露

でんこうちょうろ

fleeting