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.
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.
水銀の小球が床に散らばった。
Small globules of mercury scattered on the floor.
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'.
The most common word for a drop or droplet of liquid. Can be used for water, tears, dew, etc.
葉の上に水滴がついている。
There are water globules on the leaf.
汗の滴が額を伝った。
Globules of sweat ran down his forehead.
Specifically a drop of water. More technical or descriptive than 滴 alone.
窓ガラスに水滴がついている。
There are water globules on the windowpane.
A drop of oil. Used in cooking, chemistry, or describing oily substances.
スープの表面に油滴が浮いている。
Oil globules are floating on the surface of the soup.
A general counter/word for small roundish objects, including grains, drops, or beads. Can be used for globules of soft substances.
脂肪の粒がスープに浮いている。
Globules of fat are floating in the soup.
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.
汗の玉が額に浮かんだ。
Beads (globules) of sweat formed on his forehead.
A technical term for a spherical body or globule, used in scientific descriptions.
乳脂肪球は牛乳中に分散している。
Milk fat globules are dispersed in cow's milk.
A small spherical body; similar to 球状体 but emphasizes small size. Used in biology for cells or particles.
血液中の小球体を観察する。
Observe the small globules in the blood.