taru-adjective, adverb taking the 'to' particle
incessantly falling; prolonged continuation
A literary, somewhat archaic expression describing rain, snow, or something else that continues without pause. Often used in classical or poetic descriptions. The word is a taru-adjective/adverb taking と, so it typically appears as 霏々として or 霏々たる.
The rain falls incessantly.
A mountain path shut in by unceasing snow.
Alternate literary spelling without the repetition mark. Equally rare.
A Sino-Japanese reading of the Classical Chinese reduplicated form 霏霏, describing rain or snow falling thickly and continuously and, by extension, something continuing without interruption.