Quick answer
曇 is the kanji for "Cloudy". The most common reading is くも.る (kumoru). Mnemonics and example sentences are listed below.
Meaning
Cloudy
Also : Cloud up · Overcast
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Readings
kun = Japanese reading · on = Chinese reading
Practice writing
Trace the kanji stroke by stroke with a visual guide.
Stroke Order
16 strokes
Radicals
Memory Aid
The kanji 曇 represents 'CLOUDY WEATHER'. Think of this shape as a picture representing the concept of cloudy weather.
On-reading: どん — remember this sound by associating it with cloudy weather. Kun-reading: くも.る.
Example Sentences
曇り空のせいか、今日は写真がきれいに撮れません。
くもりぞらのせいか、きょうはしゃしんがきれいにとれません。
Maybe because of the cloudy sky, today I can't take beautiful photos.
曇り始めたと思ったら、すぐに雨が降ってきました。
くもりはじめたとおもったら、すぐにあめがふってきました。
Just when I thought it had started to cloud over, rain quickly came.
Vocabulary using 曇
Grammar to study at this level
- [Noun] + に伴い～に伴い (ni tomonai) - Along with / In accordance with
- [Noun] + をはじめ～をはじめ (wo hajime) - Starting with / Including
- [Noun] + に応じて～に応じて (ni oujite) - According to / In response to
- [Noun] + から + [Noun] + にかけて～にかけて (ni kakete) - From...to / In the area of
- [Noun] + に限り～に限り (ni kagiri) - Limited to / Only
Last updated Jul 22, 2026
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