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曇り

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Japanese

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Kanji in this term
曇
くも
Grade: S
kun'yomi
Alternative spelling
曇

Etymology

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The 連(れん)用(よう)形(けい) (ren'yōkei, “stem or continuative form”) of the verb 曇(くも)る (kumoru, “to become cloudy, to cloud up”).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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曇(くも)り • (kumori) 

  1. cloudy weather, cloudiness
    曇(くも)りの日(ひ)です。 ― Kumori no hi desu. ― It's a cloudy day.
    今日(きょう)はくもりです。 ― Kyō wa kumori desu. ― It's cloudy today.
    昨日(きのう)、東(とう)京(きょう)は曇(くも)りでしたか。
    Kinō, Tōkyō wa kumori deshita ka.
    Was it cloudy in Tokyo yesterday?
  2. cloudiness (in something reflective or transparent)

Verb

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曇(くも)り • (kumori) 

  1. stem or continuative form of 曇る (kumoru) [godan]

References

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  1. ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN