雲

音読おんよみ: ウン

訓読くんよみ: くも

画数かくすう: 12 strokes

部首ぶしゅ: 雨(あめかんむり)

Meaning

Cloud

  • くも — cloud
  • あまぐも — rain cloud
  • 雲海うんかい — sea of clouds
  • はくうん — white cloud
  • くもき — weather outlook
  • 入道にゅうどうぐも — cumulonimbus cloud

雲 combines 雨 (rain) and 云 (say/speak, now used phonetically), representing a mass of moisture in the sky. The character is commonly used in weather and seasonal language, both literal and poetic.

そらくもています。
There are clouds in the sky.

やまうえしろくもえます。
White clouds can be seen above the mountain.

海
Creates
雲海うんかい — sea of clouds
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