かい
薤
ろ
露

noun

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

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
かい
薤
ろ
露
 薤露 かいろ

Contained Kanji Breakdown

scallion, shallot
カイ　らっきょう　にら (Kentei 1)
grass, grass radical (no. 140)
bare bone, bad, wrong
ガツ　ガチ　タイ (Kentei 1)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ　いっ　ひと- (1st, N5)
evening
ゆう　セキ　ゆ (1st, N4)
leek radical (no. 179)
キュウ　ク (Kentei Pre-1)
un-, mistake, negative
ヒ　あら.ず (5th, N3)
dew, tears, expose
ロ　ロウ　つゆ (7th, N1)
rain
あめ　あま-　ウ (1st, N5)
path, route, road
ロ　みち　-じ (3rd, N3)
leg, foot, be sufficient
あし　た.りる　ソク (1st, N4)
mouth
くち　コウ　ク (1st, N4)
stop, halt
と.まる　シ　どめ (2nd, N4)
divining, fortune-telling, divination or katakana to radical (no. 25)
ボク　うらな.う　うらない (Kentei Pre-1)
each, every, either
カク　おのおの　かか (4th, N2)
late, delayed, winter radical (no. 34)
チ　しゅう (Kentei 1)