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)

Common expressions

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))

Compare: 靄(もや) (haze)

Related: 朝靄(あさもや) (morning mist)

Related: 春霞(はるがすみ) (spring haze, spring mist)

Related: 層雲(そううん) (stratus cloud)

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Added 2026.1.9 21:32 · Revised 2026.9.2 12:02

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