霧(きり)

きり
noun
fog, mist
1. fog
A thick cloud of tiny water droplets near the ground.
霧(きり)が出(で)ている。
It's foggy.
霧(きり)で前(まえ)が見(み)えない。
I can't see ahead because of the fog.
霧(きり)が晴(は)れて山(やま)が見(み)えてきた。
The fog cleared and the mountains came into view.
2. mist
A thin fog or spray.
朝(あさ)の霧(きり)がきれいだった。
The morning mist was beautiful.
山(やま)に薄(うす)い霧(きり)がかかっている。
A thin mist hangs over the mountains.
霧(きり)の中(なか)を歩(ある)くのは少(すこ)し怖(こわ)い。
Walking through the mist is a little scary.

霧(きり) means fog or mist - tiny water droplets suspended near the ground.

COMMON PATTERNS:

  • 霧(きり)が出(で)る: fog appears/rolls in
  • 霧(きり)が晴(は)れる: fog clears
  • 霧(きり)に包(つつ)まれる: to be enveloped in fog

WEATHER COMPOUNDS:

  • 濃霧(のうむ): dense/thick fog
  • 朝霧(あさぎり): morning mist
  • 霧雨(きりさめ): drizzle, misty rain

OTHER COMPOUNDS:

  • 霧吹(きりふ)き: spray bottle (atomizer)
  • 霧島(きりしま): Kirishima (place name)

IDIOM:
五里霧中(ごりむちゅう): being completely lost/confused (lit. in fog for five ri)

SIMILAR:

  • もや: haze (lighter than fog)

Related Words

Related: 霞(かすみ) (haze (spring))
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Added 2026.1.9 21:32 · Revised 2026.4.13 12:13
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