Translation guide
A small spherical mass, especially of liquid. In Japanese, this is typically expressed with words for 'droplet', 'bead', or 'small sphere', depending on the substance and context.
To refer to a tiny spherical drop of liquid, such as water, oil, or sweat.
The most common word for a drop or droplet of liquid. Can be used for water, tears, dew, etc.
There are water globules on the leaf.
Globules of sweat ran down his forehead.
Specifically a drop of water. More technical or descriptive than 滴 alone.
There are water globules on the windowpane.
A drop of oil. Used in cooking, chemistry, or describing oily substances.
Oil globules are floating on the surface of the soup.
To describe a small, soft, rounded lump of a substance like mercury, fat, or a semi-liquid.
Literally 'small sphere'. Used for small round masses, including liquid or semi-solid globules, often in scientific contexts.
Small globules of mercury scattered on the floor.
A general counter/word for small roundish objects, including grains, drops, or beads. Can be used for globules of soft substances.
Means 'ball' or 'bead'. Can describe a globule, especially when it has a somewhat firm shape, like a bead of sweat or a blob of liquid.
To refer to a globule in biology, chemistry, or medicine, such as a fat globule in milk or a blood cell.
The English word 'globule' is relatively rare and often sounds scientific. In everyday Japanese, it's more natural to use specific words like 滴 (drop) or 粒 (grain/bead) depending on the substance, rather than a generic term for 'globule'.
Globules of fat are floating in the soup.
汗の玉が額に浮かんだ。
Beads (globules) of sweat formed on his forehead.
Observe the small globules in the blood.