リークriiku
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Definitions
- noun, suru verb, transitive verbleak (of information)
- noun, suru verb, intransitive verbleakage (of electricity)
Conjugation
| Dictionary form | リークする |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | リークします |
| Negative (nai) | リークしない |
| polite (masen) | リークしません |
| classical zu / nu | リークせず・リークせぬ |
| Past (ta) | リークした |
| polite (mashita) | リークしました |
| Past negative (nakatta) | リークしなかった |
| polite (masen deshita) | リークしませんでした |
| Te form | リークして |
| Potential | リークできる |
| Passive | リークされる |
| Causative | リークさせる |
| Causative passive | リークさせられる |
| Conditional (ba) | リークすれば |
| tara | リークしたら |
| Volitional | リークしよう |
| polite (mashou) | リークしましょう |
| Imperative | リークしろ |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
Synonyms & antonyms
- Synonym漏洩ろうえいWrittenWritten/formal prose. Leaks of secrets or information, and also of gas or liquid; not necessarily deliberate, unlike 「リーク」, which is usually on purpose.
- Synonym漏れるもれるNeutralNeutral. Intransitive: liquid, light or sound escapes, and secrets slip out. 「リーク」 is the active act of leaking information.
- RelatedばれるCasualColloquial. Intransitive: a secret or lie is found out — it happens to you. 「リーク」 is deliberately passing information to the outside.
- Antonym秘匿ひとくWrittenWritten/formal prose. Antonym: keeping something hidden in secret — the opposite of 「リーク」, which puts information out.
- Antonym隠蔽いんぺいWrittenWritten/formal prose. Antonym: deliberately covering up inconvenient facts, as in 「事実の隠蔽」 — the opposite of 「リーク」.
Use 「リーク」 for deliberately giving internal information to the media. For information escaping, whether or not on purpose, say 「漏洩」 or 「漏れる」; when a secret simply comes to light, 「ばれる」. 「秘匿」 and 「隠蔽」 are the opposites: keeping facts hidden.
Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only
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