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dew; dewdrop water; condensation moisture
Water that forms as dew or condensation on surfaces, especially on plants, grass, and objects exposed to cool air in the early morning. Also used poetically to evoke transience and ephemerality.
草に露水が光っている。
Dew is glistening on the grass.
朝の露水で靴が濡れた。
My shoes got wet from the morning dew.
花びらに溜まった露水が、朝日を浴びて宝石のように輝いていた。
The dew that had gathered on the petals shone like jewels in the morning sun.
Composed of 露 (dew) and 水 (water). While 露 alone is more common in everyday speech, 露水 explicitly refers to the water itself and appears more often in literary or descriptive writing. In classical Japanese literature, dew is a frequent image symbolizing the fleeting nature of life.
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 朝の露水: morning dew
- 露水が光る: dew glistens
- 露水に濡れる: to get wet with dew
SIMILAR WORDS:
- 露: dew — the standard, more common form
- 朝露: morning dew — specifically dew that forms overnight
- 夜露: night dew — dew that forms during the night