leak

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 漏 has 14 strokes and concerns leaking or omission.
• Basic usage: 漏れる is read もれる, and 漏らす is read もらす.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• A name being omitted and someone omitting it
  • 名簿から大切な名前が漏れる describes an important name being omitted from a list.
  • 一人の名前を漏らしてしまった describes someone leaving out one person's name. を marks what is omitted.
• Leaking water and information
  • 水筒から水が漏れる means water leaking from a bottle.
  • 会議の内容を外部に漏らした means leaking the contents of a meeting to outsiders.