Kanji

雲

cloud

Kanji

Grade

Grade 2

Strokes

12 strokes

Radical

雨部

On'yomi (Chinese Reading)

ウン

Kun'yomi (Japanese Reading)

くも, -ぐも

Nanori (Name Reading)

くも, も, ゆく

Common Readings

ウン, くも

Example sentences

くも
今日は空に白い雲が浮かんでいる。

White clouds are floating in the sky today.

かたち
この雲はハートの形をしている。

This cloud is shaped like a heart.

闇雲 やみくも
彼は地図を見ずに闇雲に走った。

He ran blindly without looking at the map.

暗雲 あんうん
両国の関係に暗雲が立ち込めている。

Dark clouds are hovering over the relations between the two countries.

冪冪 べきべき
冪冪たる暗雲が空を覆い、今にも雨が降り出しそうだった。

Dark clouds covered the sky extensively, and it looked as though rain would start falling at any moment.

出雲 いずも
出雲大社へ参拝するために、島根県を訪れた。

I visited Shimane Prefecture to worship at Izumo Taisha.

大社 たいしゃ
出雲大社は、日本で最も古い神社の一つと言われている。

Izumo Taisha is said to be one of the oldest shrines in Japan.

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