露ろ見けん

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Common wordFreq.FrequencyTop 50,000

Meanings

1

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', intransitive verb

Used when a secret, plot, wrongdoing, or hidden fact is revealed or uncovered, often unintentionally. Common in news and formal contexts.

不ふ正せいが露ろ見けんして、社しゃ長ちょうは辞じ任にんした。
The misconduct came to light and the president resigned.

計けい

画かく

が

敵てき

に

露ろ

見けん

し

ない

よう

に

注ちゅう

意い

しろ

。

Be careful not to let the plan be discovered by the enemy.

Written forms

露ろ見けんUsage78%
Standard modern spelling; used in news and general writing.
露ろ顕けんUsage22%
Older variant; 顕 carries a nuance of 'manifest' or 'reveal', but 露見 is now preferred.

Kanji

露dew, tears, expose
見see, hopes, chances
顕appear, existing

Similar words

暴ばく露ろ
暴露 implies intentional disclosure or exposure, often by someone, while 露見 focuses on the state of being revealed, often unintentionally.
発はっ覚かく
発覚 is more common in everyday speech for 'being found out' or 'coming to light', while 露見 is slightly more formal and often used for plots or secrets.

Etymology

Compound of 露 (ro, 'dew; expose') and 見 (ken, 'see'), literally 'to be seen like dew', suggesting something hidden becoming visible. The exact historical derivation is uncertain.