Translation guide
Describes liquid, gas, light, or information gradually escaping or leaking from a container, surface, or boundary.
To express that a fluid or gas is gradually leaking or oozing out of something.
General verb for liquid, gas, or light leaking or escaping unintentionally.
水道管から水が漏れている。
Water is seeping out of the water pipe.
ガスが漏れているので、窓を開けてください。
Gas is leaking, so please open the windows.
Emphasizes liquid oozing or seeping out through a surface, often slowly and visibly.
壁から水が染み出ている。
Water is seeping out of the wall.
Medical or technical term for exudation or oozing of bodily fluids.
傷口から体液が滲出している。
Bodily fluid is seeping out of the wound.
To describe light, sound, or smell leaking out from an enclosed space.
Same verb as for liquids; also used for light, sound, or smell escaping.
カーテンの隙間から光が漏れている。
Light is seeping out through a gap in the curtains.
隣の部屋から音楽が漏れてくる。
Music is seeping out from the next room.
Emphasizes the start or gradual process of leaking out.
ドアの下から光が漏れ出している。
Light is seeping out from under the door.
To express that confidential information is gradually becoming known or spreading.
Commonly used for information leaks, often unintentional.
個人情報が外部に漏れた。
Personal information seeped out to the outside.
Often used for data leaks or large-scale information outflow.
顧客データが流出した。
Customer data seeped out (was leaked).
Formal term for leakage of secrets or confidential information.
機密情報が漏洩した。
Classified information seeped out.
To describe an emotion or feeling that becomes apparent despite efforts to hide it.
Used for sighs, laughter, or emotions that escape unintentionally.
思わずため息が漏れた。
A sigh seeped out involuntarily.
彼女の口元から笑みが漏れた。
A smile seeped out from the corners of her mouth.
Often used for tears, smiles, or words spilling out unintentionally.
涙がこぼれた。
Tears seeped out (spilled).
漏れる is the general term for leaking out through an opening or gap. 染み出る emphasizes oozing through a porous surface, like water through concrete.
溢れる (あふれる) means 'to overflow' from a full container, while seeping out implies a slow leak through a barrier or opening.