とろみ

Meanings

1

stagnancy; stillness

usually written using kana alone

Describes a state of water or atmosphere that is calm, still, and without movement; often used for pools or deep, quiet parts of a river.

川かわのとろみに小こ魚ざかなが集あつまっている。
Small fish are gathering in the still pool of the river.
湖こ面めんはとろみを帯おびて、鏡かがみのようだった。
The lake surface was still and mirror-like.