曇(くも)り

曇(くも)り describes cloudy weather or cloudiness.

Writing

Both read くも but use different kanji:

• 曇(くも)り: cloudy weather
• 雲(くも): cloud

The kanji differ by their radicals (sun vs rain).

Related words

• 晴(は)れ: sunny
• 曇(くも)り: cloudy
• 雨(あめ): rain
• 雪(ゆき): snow
• 曇(くも)る: to become cloudy, to cloud over
• 空(そら)が曇(くも)る: the sky clouds over

COMMON EXPRESSIONS (weather forecasts):

• 曇(くも)りのち晴(は)れ: cloudy then sunny
• 曇(くも)りのち雨(あめ): cloudy then rain
• 曇(くも)り時々(ときどき)雨(あめ): cloudy with occasional rain
• 曇(くも)り一時(いちじ)雨(あめ): cloudy with brief rain