雨粒(あまつぶ)

あまつぶ
noun
raindrop
1. raindrop
An individual drop of rain. Used in both everyday descriptions of weather and in more literary or poetic contexts.
大(おお)きな雨粒(あまつぶ)が落(お)ちてきた。
Large raindrops started falling.
窓(まど)ガラスに雨粒(あまつぶ)がついている。
There are raindrops on the window glass.
雨粒(あまつぶ)が葉(は)っぱの上(うえ)でキラキラと光(ひか)っていた。
Raindrops were glistening on the leaves.

Composed of 雨(あま) (rain, combining form) + 粒(つぶ) (grain, drop). Note that 雨(あめ) changes to 雨(あま) in compounds. The word 粒(つぶ) is a versatile suffix for small round objects.

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 大(おお)きな雨粒(あまつぶ): large raindrops
  • 雨粒(あまつぶ)が落(お)ちる: raindrops fall
  • 雨粒(あまつぶ)が当(あ)たる: raindrops hit

RELATED WORDS WITH 〜粒(つぶ):

  • 涙粒(なみだつぶ): teardrop
  • 汗粒(あせつぶ): bead of sweat
  • 水粒(みずつぶ): water droplet
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