木漏れ日

• 読み: こもれび
• ローマ字: komorebi
• 漢字の分解: 木 (ko/ki) — tree | 漏 (rou) — leak, filter | 日 (nichi/hi) — sun, sunlight
• 発音: /ko.mo.ɾe.bi/

意味

Sunlight filtering through leaves; dappled light. The interplay of light and shadow when sunlight passes through a forest canopy.

A noun representing a concept so distinctly Japanese that it is often cited as untranslatable. The effect occurs in forests, groves, and anywhere leaves create a moving, dappled pattern of light on the ground. Widely used in literature, photography, and nature writing to evoke tranquillity and impermanence. A quintessential seasonal image of early summer and autumn mornings.

例文

1. 林の中を歩いていると、木漏れ日が地面にゆらゆらと踊っていた。
2. 縁側に座って木漏れ日を眺めながら、のんびりお茶を飲んだ。
3. カメラマンは木漏れ日の美しい瞬間を捉えようと、何時間も待ち続けた。

使い方ガイド

場面: nature writing, photography, poetry, forest imagery

トーン: poetic

起源と歴史

Compound of 木 (ko/ki, 'tree'), 漏れ (more, 'leaking, filtering through'), and 日 (hi, 'sun, sunlight'). The image is of sunlight literally 'leaking through' the gaps between leaves, which is characteristic of how Japanese perceives this phenomenon.

文化的背景

時代: Classical–Modern

世代: All ages

社会的背景: Universal