薄曇(うすぐも)り

うすぐもり
noun, verb (suru)
slightly overcast, thin clouds
1. slightly overcast
Weather condition where the sky is partially covered by thin, light clouds.
今日(きょう)は薄曇(うすぐも)りだ。
It's slightly overcast today.
薄曇(うすぐも)りの空(そら)から日(ひ)が差(さ)した。
The sun came through the thin clouds.
天気予報(てんきよほう)は薄曇(うすぐも)りのち晴(は)れ。
The weather forecast is light clouds followed by clear skies.

薄曇(うすぐも)り describes a sky with thin cloud cover where sunlight can still filter through.

WORD FORMATION:
薄(うす)い (thin) + 曇(くも)り (cloudy/overcast)

WEATHER SCALE:

  • 晴(は)れ: clear/sunny
  • 薄曇(うすぐも)り: slightly overcast
  • 曇(くも)り: cloudy/overcast
  • 雨(あめ): rain

COMMON PATTERNS:

  • 薄曇(うすぐも)りの空(そら): hazy sky
  • 薄曇(うすぐも)りのち晴(は)れ: light clouds then clearing

As a suru verb, 薄曇(うすぐも)りする means "to become slightly overcast." Often used in weather forecasts (天気予報(てんきよほう)).

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Added 2026.1.16 22:55 · Revised 2026.1.29 9:16
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