noun
sunny spot; patch of sunlight
Refers to a place where the sun shines, often with a warm, pleasant connotation. Commonly used in everyday descriptions of indoor or outdoor spaces.
猫が縁側の陽だまりで寝ている。
The cat is sleeping in a sunny spot on the veranda.
冬の朝、窓辺に陽だまりができる。
On winter mornings, a patch of sunlight forms by the window.
Full kanji spelling; less common.
Variant of 日溜まり with simplified 溜.
Full kanji spelling with 陽; rare.
Variant of 陽溜まり with simplified 溜.
Compound of 陽 (hi, 'sun') and だまり (damari), the nominalized form of たまる (tamaru, 'to collect, accumulate'), literally 'where sunlight collects'.