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Kanji

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.

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.

白日青天 はくじつせいてん
雲一つない朝、校庭には白日青天の景色が広がっていた。

On a cloudless morning, the schoolyard opened out under a bright clear sky.

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.

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