cloud
On'yomi (音読み)
- ウン
Kun'yomi (訓読み)
- くも
About this kanji
The kanji 雲 (くも) primarily means "cloud." It's often used in nouns rather than verbs. For example, 雨雲 (あまぐも) means "rain cloud," referring to clouds that bring rain, while 白雲 (はくうん) means "white cloud," typically indicating fluffy, white clouds in the sky. Another interesting compound is 雲海 (うんかい), which translates to "sea of clouds," describing a beautiful sight when clouds cover the landscape like a sea. A useful note is that while 雲 usually refers to clouds in a general sense, different compounds can give it specific meanings, emphasizing the types of clouds or their appearances.
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Example sentences
雲が白いです。
The clouds are white.
Meanings across languages
- English
- cloud
- Tiếng Việt
- mây
- 日本語
- 雲
- 한국어
- 구름
- 中文
- 云
- id
- awan
- th
- เมฆ
- es
- nube
- fr
- nuage
- de
- Wolke
- pt
- nuvem
Common compounds
- 雨雲あまぐもrain cloud
- 白雲はくうんwhite cloud
- 雲海うんかいsea of clouds
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