水滴(すいてき)

すいてき
noun
water drop, droplet
1. water drop, droplet
A small drop of water; individual droplets of liquid water.
葉(は)っぱに水滴(すいてき)がついている。
There are water droplets on the leaves.
窓(まど)ガラスを伝(つた)って水滴(すいてき)が落(お)ちていく。
Water drops are rolling down the window glass.
水滴(すいてき)が落(お)ちる音(おと)で目(め)が覚(さ)めた。
I woke up to the sound of water drops falling.
冷(つめ)たい飲(の)み物(もの)を置(お)くと、コップの外(そと)に水滴(すいてき)がつく。
When you set down a cold drink, water droplets form on the outside of the glass.
朝(あさ)の光(ひかり)に照(て)らされた花(はな)びらの水滴(すいてき)が、まるで宝石(ほうせき)のように輝(かがや)いていた。
The water droplets on the flower petals, illuminated by the morning light, were sparkling like jewels.

Individual drops of water, whether from rain, condensation, or dripping. Composed of 水(すい) (water) + 滴(てき) (drop). Used in scientific, poetic, and descriptive writing.

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 水滴(すいてき)が落(お)ちる: a water drop falls
  • 水滴(すいてき)がつく: water drops form (on a surface)
  • 水滴(すいてき)を拭(ふ)く: to wipe off water drops

COMMON CONTEXTS:

  • Condensation on cold surfaces (glasses, windows)
  • Morning dew on plants
  • Water dripping from a faucet or ceiling

SIMILAR WORDS:

  • 雫(しずく): drop (more literary/poetic)
  • 露(つゆ): dew
  • 一滴(いってき): one drop (emphasizes a single drop)

Related Words

Synonym: 雫(しずく) (drop (literary))
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Added 2026.1.14 7:31 · Revised 2026.4.3 17:11
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