白しら露つゆ

noun

glistening dew; white dew

Only with reading しらつゆ

Poetic or literary term for dew that sparkles white in the light, often used in classical poetry and descriptive prose.

• 朝あさの草くさに白しら露つゆが光ひかっていた。

  The white dew glistened on the morning grass.

noun

White Dew solar term

Only with reading はくろ

The 15th solar term in the traditional East Asian calendar, around September 8, when dew begins to appear and autumn deepens.

See also: 二十四節気

• 白はく露ろの頃ころになると、朝あさ晩ばんはめっきり涼すずしくなる。

  Around the time of White Dew, mornings and evenings become noticeably cooler.