樹液

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 樹液 is read as じゅえき and is a noun for sap flowing within or coming from a tree.
• Basic usage: Mark the source with から in 幹から樹液が出る and the gathering point with に in 樹液に集まる.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• Source and gathering point
  • から identifies the trunk from which the sap emerges, while に identifies the sap around which insects gather.
• Tree and liquid
  • 樹液 is the liquid from the tree, described here as clear or sweet, not the trunk itself.