籟らい籟らい

taru-adjective

faintly heard; barely audible

A literary taru-adjective describing sounds that are faint, distant, or barely perceptible. Rare in modern Japanese; mostly encountered in classical or poetic contexts.

• 遠とおくから籟らい籟らいたる鐘かねの音おとが聞きこえてきた。

  The faint sound of a bell could be heard from afar.

• 夜よるの静しずけさの中なか、らいらいと虫むしの声こえが響ひびく。

  In the stillness of the night, the faint chirping of insects echoes.