高積雲(こうせきうん)

こうせきうん
noun
altocumulus cloud
weather
1. altocumulus cloud
A mid-altitude cloud type made up of white or gray patches and rolls, often arranged in regular groups. Popularly called ひつじ雲(ぐも) (sheep clouds) for their woolly appearance.
空(そら)に高積雲(こうせきうん)が広(ひろ)がる。
Altocumulus clouds spread across the sky.
高積雲(こうせきうん)が出(で)ると天気(てんき)が崩(くず)れやすい。
When altocumulus clouds appear, the weather tends to turn.
夕方(ゆうがた)、羊(ひつじ)の群(む)れのような高積雲(こうせきうん)が茜色(あかねいろ)に染(そ)まった。
In the evening, altocumulus clouds like a flock of sheep were dyed crimson.

A mid-level cloud (in the 積雲(せきうん) "cumulus" family; here 高(こう) corresponds to "alto-," i.e. mid-altitude, not literally "high") made of small white or gray masses. Their appearance is often read as a sign of changing weather.

Common collocations

  • 高積雲(こうせきうん)が出(で)る: altocumulus clouds appear
  • ひつじ雲(ぐも): sheep clouds — the everyday nickname for 高積雲(こうせきうん)

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Compare: 積乱雲(せきらんうん) (cumulonimbus)
Compare: 巻積雲(けんせきうん) (cirrocumulus)
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Added 2026.6.27 9:21 · Revised 2026.9.17 4:01
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