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雲
Cloud
くも (kumo)
JLPT N2
Interesting Fact
Mount Fuji is famous for the 'sea of clouds' (雲海, unkai), where early morning clouds cover the landscape like an ocean. Many photographers travel across Japan just to capture this breathtaking view.
Memory Trick
Rain (雨) gathers high in the sky and forms fluffy clouds. Imagine the top of the kanji filling with rain before becoming a cloud.
Readings
Onyomi: ウン (un)
Kunyomi: くも (kumo)
Example Words
雲
くも (kumo)
Cloud
雲海
うんかい (unkai)
Sea of clouds
積乱雲
せきらんうん (sekiranun)
Cumulonimbus cloud
入道雲
にゅうどうぐも (nyuudougumo)
Towering summer cloud
Example Sentence
空 に 白い 雲 が 浮かんでいます。
そら に しろい くも が うかんでいます。
sora ni shiroi kumo ga ukandeimasu
White clouds are floating in the sky.