Foreign Word of the Day: Komerobi

There are words we need to borrow from other languages.  From Japanese, that word of the day is “komerobi”.  The word is a compound of 木 (ko), meaning “tree”; and 漏れ (more), meaning “leaking, coming through”.  木 (ko) is the ancient combining form of modern 木 (ki).  “Komorebi” refers to the interplay between light and leaves when sunlight shines through trees.  More than a phenomenon, it describes a specific melancholic longing, or nostalgia for a person, place or thing that is far away. 

It is a noun, so you could say, for example, “The komerobi as we walked through the forest made me imagine that the veils between our world, and the world of faeries are thin, and I could almost imagine a unicorn in the glade.”