露 (つゆ, tsuyu) Japanese meaning: dew | KotomoraIn the morning, dew glistened on the blades of grass.
Usage patterns
露が降りるdew forms/settles
Dew had settled on the grass in the garden this morning.
〈事〉を露ほども...ないnot even the slightest bit of ~
He didn't know even the slightest bit about that.
〈物〉に露がつくdew forms on something
Dew has formed on the leaves and is glistening.
Expressions
袂の露tears on the sleeves of one's kimono; weeping copiously 露知らずnot knowing at all; completely unaware; without the slightest idea 雨露をしのぐprotect against the elements; shelter from the weather
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dew under trees; dew dripping from trees
cold at the end of autumn when dew turns to frost
sickle-bearing bush-cricket
frozen dew · frost and dew · years; time
tears falling onto the sleeve
life as fleeting as dew
dew-covered lodging; place wet with dew
moment; instant; brief time
(not) even a little bit; not in the slightest
house covered with dew; place covered with dew
