雲

音読おんよみ: ウン

訓読くんよみ: くも

画数かくすう: 12

部首ぶしゅ: あめかんむり(雨)

Meaning

Cloud

  • くも — cloud
  • あまぐも — rain cloud
  • 黒雲くろくも — dark cloud
  • はくうん — white cloud
  • 雲海うんかい — sea of clouds
  • 星雲せいうん — nebula / galaxy

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雲 combines 雨 (rain) and 云 (used mainly for sound), giving the idea of a mass of moisture in the sky.

It’s common in weather words, and it also appears in poetic expressions about change, uncertainty, and atmosphere.

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