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komorebi

ˌkoʊmoʊˈreɪbinoun

What does komorebi mean?

Sunlight filtering through leaves, and the pattern it makes.

Komorebi, six ways

PlainSunlight filtering through leaves, and the pattern it makes.
ADHDSun through leaves. Dappled. Moving.
Gen ZThat dappled light under a tree that makes every photo look expensive.
MetaphorCoins of light spilled on the path.
FormalA Japanese word for sunlight as it filters through the leaves of trees.
Like I’m 5The little spots of sunshine that come through the leaves of a tree. That’s komorebi.

How to pronounce komorebi

koh-moh-REH-bee/ˌkoʊmoʊˈreɪbi/

Komorebi in a sentence

We walked home through komorebi.
We waited on the bench in the komorebi until the bus came.
Photographers chase komorebi in early morning woods.

Synonyms for komorebi

dappled lightThe nearest English phrase.
sun-dapplePoetic, and less common.

Where komorebi comes from

Japanese. Ko, tree, more, to leak through, and bi, sun.

Good to know

English has the description, sunlight through leaves, but not a single word for it, so it borrows this one.

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