Small Sweat Drop

In manga and anime, a small sweat drop, typically drawn dripping on the cheek between the eye and the ear, is a symbol used when a character is apprehensive, flustered, tense, weary, or excited about something. It's also used in situations where characters are actually physically sweating.

Often, it's shaped like the shi し hiragana.

See large sweat drop for the teardrop-shaped anime sweat drop.

Character: Nitta Yoshifumi 新田義史
Anime: Hinamatsuri ヒナまつり (Episode 1)

• Usage
  
  • Rendering
• Examples
  
  • Anxiety
    
    • Embarrassment
  • Fear
    
    • Panic
  • Bewilderment
    
    • Aversion
    • Fluster
  • Weariness
  • Astonishment
  • Excitement

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