滴り

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: Written 滴り and read したたり, it is liquid falling in drops or continuing as a thin trickle.
• Basic usage: It appears as water between rocks and cold drops falling from a leaf after rain.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• Single drops and ongoing trickle
  • The noun can evoke individual droplets or the slender flow they collectively form.