A liquid atomizing apparatus comprising: a liquid reservoir section reserving a liquid to be atomized, the liquid reservoir section being constituted of a large capacity section and a small capacity section (b) in communication with this large capacity section; an oscillation source having a distal end, wherein the small capacity section is an annular space formed between an inner wall of an opening section through which atomized liquid is jetted, and the distal end; and a mesh member having a number of fine pores, and put into contact with an end surface of the distal end of the oscillation source by a proper magnitude of a force such that a portion of the mesh member contacts the end surface and a remaining portion of the mesh member does not contact the end surface, and an atomizing section is formed between the end surface and the portion of the mesh member put into contact with the end surface, where the liquid is atomized, wherein the liquid (L') in the small capacity section (b) is in contact with a point in the proximity of the atomizing section and reaches the atomizing section by an oscillation action of a combination of the oscillation source and the mesh member, wherein said liquid reservoir section is formed such that when the apparatus is inclined to an oscillation source side, the liquid in the the large capacity section flows into the small capacity section (b) and reaches the remaining portion of the mesh member, while when the apparatus is held in a horizontal state, the liquid in the large capacity section does not reach as far as the point in the proximity of said atomizing section. a liquid reservoir section reserving a liquid to be atomized, the liquid reservoir section being constituted of a large capacity section and a small capacity section (b) in communication with this large capacity section; an oscillation source having a distal end, wherein the small capacity section is an annular space formed between an inner wall of an opening section through which atomized liquid is jetted, and the distal end; and a mesh member having a number of fine pores, and put into contact with an end surface of the distal end of the oscillation source by a proper magnitude of a force such that a portion of the mesh member contacts the end surface and a remaining portion of the mesh member does not contact the end surface, and an atomizing section is formed between the end surface and the portion of the mesh member put into contact with the end surface, where the liquid is atomized, wherein the liquid (L') in the small capacity section (b) is in contact with a point in the proximity of the atomizing section and reaches the atomizing section by an oscillation action of a combination of the oscillation source and the mesh member, wherein said liquid reservoir section is formed such that when the apparatus is inclined to an oscillation source side, the liquid in the the large capacity section flows into the small capacity section (b) and reaches the remaining portion of the mesh member, while when the apparatus is held in a horizontal state, the liquid in the large capacity section does not reach as far as the point in the proximity of said atomizing section.