Japanese symbol for “cloudy”
朦朧
もうろう
Romaji: mourou
dim; hazy; vague; indistinct
In Japanese, cloudy is 朦朧, read もうろう (mourou).
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Meanings
- adj-t, adv-to dim; hazy; vague; indistinct; faint; fuzzy
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “cloudy”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 鬱陶しい | うっとうしい uttoushii | heavy (weather); cloudy |
| うっとい | うっとい uttoi | heavy (weather); cloudy |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 酔眼朦朧 | すいがんもうろう suiganmourou | (with) one's eyes blurred from drinking; with drunken eyes; dazed by wine |
| 意識朦朧 | いしきもうろう ishikimourou | being in a hazy state; being only half conscious; feeling dopey |
| 朧月 | おぼろづき oborozuki | hazy moon (esp. on a spring night) |
| 朧月夜 | おぼろづきよ oborozukiyo | misty, moonlit night; (spring) night with a hazy moon |
| 朧気 | おぼろげ oboroge | vague; faint; dim |
| 朧夜 | おぼろよ oboroyo | misty, moonlit night |
See also: Chinese symbol for “cloudy”.
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.