粒|つぶtsubu[1]atamadaka (head-high)

1. noungrain; bead; drop
2. countercounter for small round objects including grains, seeds, pills, drops
   ２粒つぶの涙なみだが彼女かのじょのほおを流れ落ながれおちた。↗

   Two tears fell down her cheeks.

• Synonym滴しずくNeutralA small drop of liquid, whether falling or clinging to a surface, as in 「雨の雫」; 「粒」 is mostly for small solid grains.
• Synonym粒子りゅうしWrittenA scientific term for tiny physical particles, as in 「微粒子」; leans toward written/formal prose.

Use 「粒」 for small grains or to count small round things, as in 「米粒」; use 「滴」 for drops of liquid and 「粒子」 for tiny particles in physics or science.

Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only

1. （つぶ）丸まるく小ちいさいもの。
2. 語義ごぎ1のものが集あつまった様子ようす。