noun
sunlight filtering through leaves
Poetic noun for dappled sunlight; rare in everyday conversation but understood in literary or descriptive contexts.
森の中、葉洩れ日が道に模様を描いていた。
In the forest, sunlight filtering through the leaves painted patterns on the path.
More common synonym with the same meaning; 葉洩れ日 is a rare variant emphasizing leaves rather than trees.
Compound of 葉 (ha, 'leaf') + 洩れ (more, 'leaking') + 日 (bi, 'sun'). The exact derivation is uncertain; it is a rare variant of the more common 木漏れ日 (komorebi).