drizzle; scattered rain
Archaic literary term for light, intermittent rain. Not used in modern everyday Japanese; replaced by words like 小雨 (こさめ) or 霧雨 (きりさめ).
In old waka poetry, '疎雨' is sometimes used to evoke an autumn scene.
Common modern word for light rain or drizzle. 疎雨 is its archaic literary equivalent.
Refers specifically to fine, mist-like rain. 疎雨 emphasizes sparseness rather than fineness.
Archaic kanji spelling for 'drizzle' or 'scattered rain'. The character 疎 means 'sparse' or 'scattered'.
Variant kanji spelling using 疏, an older form of 疎. Rarely encountered.
Obscure variant kanji spelling. Extremely rare.
Compound of 疎 (so, 'sparse') and 雨 (u, 'rain'). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the word follows classical Chinese poetic usage.