水滴（すいてき、suiteki）
- water drop

The Japanese word 水滴水滴, pronounced すいてき, means "water droplet" or "droplet of water". It refers to a small, nearly spherical mass of liquid, typically water, that has separated from a larger body of liquid. It can also refer to a single drop of any liquid. The word evokes a sense of smallness, and often suggests a glistening or reflective quality.

⚫︎雨の水滴が窓を伝って落ちていく。 Translation: The raindrops are running down the window. ⚫︎朝露が草の上に水滴を作った。 Translation: The morning dew formed water droplets on the grass. ⚫︎彼は水滴を指でつついて遊んでいた。 Translation: He was playing by flicking the water droplets with his finger.

水滴水滴 is used in various contexts to describe individual droplets of any liquid, although water is the most common. You can use it when describing rain, dew, condensation, or any small drop of liquid you may observe. It’s a common and generally neutral word. It is versatile enough to be used in both formal and informal conversations.

⚫︎The word is typically written in kanji as 水滴水滴. ⚫︎The reading is written in hiragana as すいてき. ⚫︎There is no variation in okurigana for this word. ⚫︎Katakana is not typically used for this word.

There are some related words: ⚫︎雫（しずく） - This also means "drop" or "droplet," often referring specifically to a single drop. It’s a more poetic or literary term than 水滴.

The direct antonym of 水滴 is not a single word, as it represents a concept of smallness and separation. However, words or phrases representing larger bodies of water or the absence of water could be considered opposites in context.

風が吹くと、葉っぱから水滴が落ちてきた。 ・Translation: When the wind blew, water droplets fell from the leaves. ・Explanation: This sentence describes the action of water droplets falling due to the wind, illustrating a common usage of the word.

鏡に水滴がついて、景色が見えにくい。 ・Translation: There are water droplets on the mirror, making it difficult to see the scenery. ・Explanation: The sentence describes a situation in which water droplets obscure vision, showing another practical application of the word 水滴.

The word 水滴水滴 is a compound word. 水（みず） means "water," and 滴（しずく or teki） means "drop" or "dripping." It literally translates to "water drop," which accurately conveys its meaning.