sunlight filtering through leaves
Poetic noun for dappled sunlight; rare in everyday conversation but understood in literary or descriptive contexts.
In the forest, sunlight filtering through the leaves painted patterns on the path.
Standard kanji spelling.
Irregular okurigana usage; less common variant.
Compound of 葉 (ha, 'leaf') + 洩れ (more, 'leaking') + 日 (bi, 'sun'). The exact derivation is uncertain; it is a rare variant of the more common 木漏れ日 (komorebi).