Japanese symbol for “cloud”
雲
くも
Romaji: kumo
cloud
In Japanese, cloud is 雲, read くも (kumo).
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Meanings
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Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “cloud”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 陰り | かげり kageri | shadow (e.g. on someone's happiness); cloud; shade |
| 曇り | くもり kumori | fog (on a mirror, glasses, etc.); cloud (e.g. in marble); blur |
| 曇らせる | くもらせる kumoraseru | to cloud; to make dim or dull; to frown |
| 雲気 | うんき unki | cloud; look of the sky; movement of clouds |
| クラウド | クラウド kuraudo | cloud |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 風雲 | ふううん fuuun | winds and clouds; nature; the elements |
| 雨雲 | あまぐも amagumo | rain cloud |
| 星雲 | せいうん seiun | nebula |
| 雲行き | くもゆき kumoyuki | weather; look of the sky |
| 雲泥の差 | うんでいのさ undeinosa | wide difference; a world of difference |
| 暗雲 | あんうん an'un | dark clouds |
See also: Chinese symbol for “cloud”.
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.