drop

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 滴 has 14 strokes and denotes a drop or dripping.
• Basic usage: 滴る is read したたる, and 一滴 is read いってき.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• Dripping and one drop
  • 髪から水が滴っている describes water dripping from hair.
  • 雨水が一滴落ちた means that one drop of rainwater fell. 一滴 contains a small っ.
• Not even the smallest amount
  • 一滴も残っていなかった means that not even one drop remained, with も and the negative emphasizing the absence of even that small amount.