曇(くも)り

くもり
noun
cloudiness, cloudy weather
1. cloudiness, cloudy weather
Weather condition when clouds cover the sky.
今日(きょう)は曇(くも)りです。
It's cloudy today.
明日(あした)は曇(くも)りのち雨(あめ)でしょう。
Tomorrow will be cloudy, then rain.
曇(くも)りの日(ひ)は涼(すず)しい。
Cloudy days are cool.

曇(くも)り describes cloudy weather or cloudiness.

KANJI NOTE:

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).

WEATHER TERMS:

  • 晴(は)れ: sunny
  • 曇(くも)り: cloudy
  • 雨(あめ): rain
  • 雪(ゆき): snow

WEATHER FORECAST EXPRESSIONS:

  • 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

RELATED VERB:

  • 曇(くも)る: to become cloudy, to cloud over
  • 空(そら)が曇(くも)る: the sky clouds over
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Added 2026.1.11 18:35 · Revised 2026.1.28 19:33
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