► 動詞
零す [(2)こぼす] meaning: leak rank: 1
☆ 彼は本音をこぼした ⇨ He let out a little bit of his true feelings (☛ Not “spill the guts”. Reveal only a small amount of what one really thinks, often unwittingly)
漏れる [(2)もれる] meaning: leak rank: 1
☆ ガスが何処からか漏れている ⇨ Gas is leaking from somewhere
☆ 企業秘密が漏れた ⇨ Corporate secrets have leaked
☆ 彼の口から本音が漏れた ⇨ True feelings leaked out of his mouth. He let out how he really felt
漏らす [(2)もらす] meaning: leak rank: 2
☆ 子供がおしっこを漏らした ⇨ A child leaked pee, peed, in his pants
☆ 彼女は友達に本音を漏らした ⇨ She told her true feelings to her friend
漏る [(1)もる] meaning: leak rank: 2
☆ 屋根が漏っている ⇨ The roof is leaking
☆ 雨水が漏っている ⇨ Rain water is leaking
垂れ流す [(4)たれながす] meaning: leak rank: 3
☆ 彼等は工場排水を海に垂れ流していた ⇨ They’d been dumping industrial waste into the sea (☛ Let something leak out, because of gross negligence)
流出 [りゅうしゅつ] [流出する] meaning: leak rank: 3
☆ 有名女優の裸の写真が流出した ⇨ The naked pictures of a famous actress leaked out
☆ 多数の優秀な人材が海外に流出した ⇨ Many talents have been lost overseas (in brain drain) (☛ Literally “flow out”)
漏洩 [ろうえい] [漏洩する] meaning: leak rank: 4
☆ 軍事機密が漏洩した ⇨ Classified military information got leaked (☛ Secrets to leak)
漏出 [ろうしゅつ] [漏出する] meaning: leak rank: 4
☆ ガスが漏出した ⇨ Gas leaked
漏電 [ろうでん] [漏電する] meaning: leak rank: 4
☆ 屋根裏で漏電して火事が起こった ⇨ Electrical leakage, bad insulation, in the attic caused fire
漏水 [ろうすい] [漏水する] meaning: leak rank: 5
☆ (☛ Leak water)
► 名詞
漏れ [(2)もれ] meaning: leak rank: 1
☆ ガス漏れ警報器 ⇨ A gas leak alarm
☆ 何処かに情報の漏れがある ⇨ There is a leak of information somewhere
垂れ流し [たれながし] meaning: leak rank: 3
☆ 国家機密が垂れ流しになっていた ⇨ The national classified information has been leaked out (☛ Let something leak out, because of gross negligence)
流出 [りゅうしゅつ] meaning: leak rank: 3
☆ 機密情報の流出を防ぐ ⇨ Prevent leaks of classified intelligence
雨漏り [(3)あまもり] meaning: leak rank: 4
☆ 屋根が雨漏りした ⇨ The roof leaked rainwater
漏洩 [ろうえい] meaning: leak rank: 4
☆ 機密漏洩 ⇨ Classified information leak (☛ Secrets to leak)
► 接尾辞
垂れ [(2)たれ] [coll] [vulgar] meaning: leak rank: 4
☆ このうんこ垂れが！ ⇨ You shit leaker! (☛ Someone who cannot control something)