雨滴

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 雨滴 (うてき) is a compound noun for an individual droplet of rain.
• Basic usage: 窓を伝う雨滴がぼかす makes droplets moving down glass blur lights, while 大きな雨滴が落ちる makes a drop falling from a leaf tip the subject.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• Tracking down a surface and falling
  • 窓を伝う雨滴 moves along a surface, whereas 雨滴が地面へ落ちる travels downward through the air. The focus is an individual drop rather than rainfall as a whole.