also: ちょうろ
morning dew
Refers to dew that forms in the early morning. Often used in poetic or literary contexts, but also in everyday description of nature.
I walked on the grass wet with morning dew.
Morning dew glistened on the spider web.
Standard kanji spelling for 'morning dew'.
Literary or archaic reading; rarely used in modern Japanese.
Compound of 朝 (あさ, 'morning') and 露 (つゆ, 'dew'). The reading ちょうろ is the on'yomi version, used mainly in classical or literary contexts.