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雲

くも

cloud

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Examples

  1. 空に雲が一つもありません。

    そらにくもがひとつもありません。

    There is not a single cloud in the sky.

  2. 黒い雲が出てきましたね。

    くろいくもがでてきましたね。

    Dark clouds are coming out, aren't they?

  3. 飛行機が雲の上を飛んでいます。

    ひこうきがくものうえをとんでいます。

    The plane is flying above the clouds.

Common patterns

雲が出る
clouds come out
黒い雲
dark clouds
雲が多い
cloudy, a lot of cloud

Memory tip

くも is also the word for "spider" (蜘蛛), so the kanji does the work in writing and context does it in speech. Cloudy weather is 曇り (くもり).

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