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垂らし (たらし) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

垂たらし

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Meanings

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noun

Refers to a drip or a drop of liquid, often used in contexts like cooking or describing a small amount of liquid falling.

鍋なべのふたから垂たらしが落おちた。
A drip fell from the pot lid.
醤しょう油ゆを垂たらしで味あじを調ととのえる。
Adjust the flavor with a drop of soy sauce.

Written forms

垂たらし
Standard kanji spelling for the noun meaning 'dripping' or 'drop'.
滴たらし
Alternate kanji spelling using 滴, which also relates to drops.
滴たらし
irregular okurigana
Irregular okurigana usage; the reading たらし is not standard for this single kanji.

Kanji

垂droop, suspend, hang
滴

drip, drop

Similar words

滴しずく
しずく is the more common word for 'drop', while 垂らし emphasizes the action of dripping or a small amount added by dripping.
垂たらす
垂らす is the transitive verb 'to drip' or 'to let fall in drops'; 垂らし is the noun form derived from it.

Etymology

Noun form of the verb 垂らす (to drip), from the classical verb 垂る (to hang down, to drip).