羊雲

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Japanese[edit]

Kanji in this term
ひつじ
Grade: 3
くも > ぐも
Grade: 2
kun’yomi

Etymology[edit]

From (hitsuji, sheep) +‎ (kumo, cloud), due to resemblance to a flock of sheep. The kumo reading for changes to gumo as an instance of rendaku (連濁).

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

(ひつじ)(ぐも) (hitsujigumo

  1. Synonym of 高積雲 (kōsekiun, altocumulus)

References[edit]

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. ^ 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), Tōkyō: NHK Publishing, →ISBN