adverb taking the 'to' particle, taru-adjective, noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
streaming (tears); pouring (tears)
Formal or literary term describing tears flowing heavily. Often used in set phrases like 涙滂沱 (tears streaming down).
She shed tears streaming down her face.
adverb taking the 'to' particle, taru-adjective
Obsolete literary use for heavy rain or sweat. In modern Japanese, other expressions like 土砂降り (rain) or 滝のような汗 (sweat) are preferred.
Choked with a flood of tears.
In old texts, one might write that sweat pours down in streams.
tears streaming down; shedding copious tears
A Sino-Japanese reading of Chinese 滂沱, “pouring abundantly,” used of heavy rain and especially of streaming tears.