曇(くも)り空(ぞら)

くもりぞら
noun
cloudy sky; overcast sky
weather
1. cloudy sky; overcast sky
A sky covered with clouds. Used both literally to describe the weather and figuratively to describe a gloomy atmosphere or mood.
今日(きょう)は朝(あさ)から曇(くも)り空(ぞら)だ。
It's been overcast since this morning.
曇(くも)り空(ぞら)の下(した)で洗濯物(せんたくもの)を干(ほ)すのは心配(しんぱい)だ。
I'm worried about hanging laundry out under a cloudy sky.
曇(くも)り空(ぞら)が続(つづ)いていたが、午後(ごご)から急(きゅう)に晴(は)れて青空(あおぞら)が広(ひろ)がった。
The overcast sky continued, but in the afternoon it suddenly cleared up and blue sky spread across.

Usage

A compound of 曇(くも)り (cloudy) and 空(そら) (sky), with 空(そら) becoming 空(ぞら) through rendaku (sequential voicing). A simple, commonly used weather word.

Common collocations

  • 曇(くも)り空(ぞら)が続(つづ)く (overcast skies continue)
  • 曇(くも)り空(ぞら)の下(した) (under a cloudy sky)
  • どんよりした曇(くも)り空(ぞら) (a gloomy, overcast sky)

Similar words

Related Words

Antonym: 青空(あおぞら) (blue sky)
Compare: 雨空(あまぞら) (rainy sky)
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