noun
General noun for liquid falling in drops or a thin stream; can refer to the act of dripping or the drops themselves.
蛇口から水の滴りが止まらない。
The dripping of water from the faucet won't stop.
葉の先から雨の滴りが落ちている。
Raindrops are dripping from the tips of the leaves.
noun
water trickling from moss, rocks, or cliffs in summer
Seasonal word (kigo) for summer, evoking the cool, refreshing sight or sound of water seeping from natural surfaces.
夏の山道で、苔むした岩からの滴りが涼しげだ。
On a summer mountain path, the water trickling from mossy rocks looks refreshingly cool.