露

• 読み: つゆ
• ローマ字: tsuyu
• 漢字の分解: 露 (ro/tsuyu) — dew, expose, reveal
• 発音: /tsɯ.jɯ/

意味

Dew; morning moisture that forms on surfaces overnight.

A noun referring to the water droplets that condense on cool surfaces in the early morning. Rich in poetic and literary associations: 朝露 (asatsuyu, morning dew), 露のように (tsuyu no you ni, fleeting like dew). In classical poetry, dew symbolises the transience of life. Also read as つゆ in the expression 露知らず (tsuyu shirazu, not knowing at all) and related to 梅雨 (tsuyu, rainy season).

例文

1. 朝、庭の草に露がついていた。
2. 露のように儚い命だと昔の歌人は詠んだ。
3. 秋になると朝露が多くなる。

使い方ガイド

場面: nature, poetry, seasons

トーン: poetic

起源と歴史

From Old Japanese. The kanji 露 combines 雨 (rain) and 路 (path), evoking moisture found along the way. In Japanese aesthetics, dew is a classic symbol of impermanence (無常, mujou).

文化的背景

時代: Ancient

世代: All ages

社会的背景: Universal