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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

雲 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.

形 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.

雲の上 くものうえ
あの俳優は、私たちには雲の上の存在だ。

To us, that actor seems like someone from another world.

雨雲 あまぐも
雨雲が近づいたので、洗濯物を取り込んだ。

The rain clouds moved closer, so I quickly brought the laundry inside.

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.

雲泥の差 うんでいのさ
去年と今年では、売上に雲泥の差がある。

There is a world of difference in sales between last year and this year.

雲行き くもゆき
試合の雲行きが怪しくなったので監督は作戦を変えた。

The match started to look unfavorable, so the coach changed the strategy.

雲一つない くもひとつない
雲一つない朝、海の色がいつもより鮮やかに見えた。

On a cloudless morning, the color of the sea looked brighter than usual.

Example Vocabulary

雲

くも

cloud

闇雲

やみくも

recklessness; acting blindly; without a plan

雲の上

くものうえ

an unattainable place or person; someone from another world

雨雲

あまぐも

rain cloud; rain-bearing cloud

暗雲

あんうん

dark clouds; threat; gloom

雲泥の差

うんでいのさ

a world of difference; an enormous gap

雲行き

くもゆき

the outlook; the course a situation is taking

雲一つない

くもひとつない

cloudless; not a cloud in the sky

出雲

いずも

Izumo

雲間

くもま

a gap between clouds; a break in the clouds

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