曇 means “cloudy”

くも · kumo

Also: cloudy weather, cloud up

Kun'yomi (Japanese reading)

くもる

On'yomi (Chinese reading)

ドン

Taught in secondary school · 16 strokes

The story

The sun hides above the clouds (雲), which hang heavy over the day (日). 曇り (kumori) days in Japan carry a quiet, contemplative beauty.

Used in 曇り空 (kumorizora, overcast sky) and 曇天 (donten, cloudy weather)

More from Weather & Sky

• 降 fall
• 暑 hot (weather)
• 寒 cold (weather)
• 温 warm
• 冷 cold
• 涼 cool
• 熱 heat
• 吹 blow
• 虹 rainbow
• 凍 freeze
• 乾 dry
• 湿 humid

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Readings from KANJIDIC2, © EDRDG, CC BY-SA.