12 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 2nd grade
JLPT exam level N2

cloud

Kun'yomi
  • cloud
  • -ぐも
On'yomi
  • ウン
Nanori
  • ずも
  • のめ

Main Radical

(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

くも-ぐも 80.7%
ウン 11.3%
ずも 6.2%
のめ 1.8%

Character Breakdown

cloud
くも ウン ずも (2nd, N2)
rain
あめ あま- ウ (1st, N5)
say
ウン い.う ここに (Kentei Pre-1)
two, two radical (no. 7)
ニ ふた ふだ (1st, N5)
I, myself, katakana mu radical (no. 28)
シ ボウ ム (Kentei 1)

Contained In

Common Words

Izumo (former province located in the east of present-day Shimane Prefecture)
thick clouds ②classical Japanese poetry
nebula ②galaxy
vanishing behind the clouds (e.g. of the moon) ②vanishing
sky ②cloud ③distant place ④imperial court
above the clouds ②the Imperial Court ③something unreachable
weather ②situation
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References

Unicode hex code 96F2
JIS X 0208 1-17-32
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 5046
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 6522
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 2773
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 3447
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha) 1774
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Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji 423
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji, Sixth Ed. 452
Gakken A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage 1124
O'Neill, P.G. Japanese Names 2027
O'Neill, P.G. Essential Kanji 478
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 42235
Henshall, K. A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters 78
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana 636
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) 646
Sakade, F. A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 47
Hodges & Okazaki Japanese Kanji Flashcards 997
Henshall & De Groot A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese, 3rd ed. 83
Kask, A. Tuttle Kanji Cards 213
Nishiguchi & Kono Kanji in Context 844
Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide 1860
Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete 430
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 8d4.1
Four corner code 1073.1
De Roo Code 3171