液 means “liquid, fluid”

えき · eki

Also: juice, sap

On'yomi (Chinese reading)

エキ

JLPT N2 · Taught in grade 5 · 11 strokes

The story

Water (氵) beside night (夜): picture dew gathering in the dark. 液 is any fluid: 液体 is a liquid, 血液 is blood, and the 液晶 screen of a TV or phone is liquid crystal.

Used in 液体 (ekitai, liquid), 血液 (ketsueki, blood), and 液晶 (ekishou, liquid crystal display)

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Readings from KANJIDIC2, © EDRDG, CC BY-SA.