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Kanji Detail for 曇 - "to cloud"

曇

  • Meaning

    曇 means "to cloud." Also associated with to lose luster, to darken.

    1. To cloud - Cloudy; sky with many clouds.

    2. To lose luster - For shiny things to lose their shine.

    3. To darken - For expressions to become gloomy.

  • Words using 曇

    • 曇り くもり Listen cloudiness; cloudy weather; fog (on a mirror, glasses, etc.)
    • 曇る くもる Listen to get cloudy; to cloud over; to become overcast

  • Tattoo check: 曇

    • Verified meaning: to cloud
    • Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises
    • Used in real Japanese given names (read くもり)
    • Also carries these associations: to lose luster, to darken

    A single kanji rarely maps one-to-one onto an English word. Read the meanings and associations above as a set — a character that fits the dictionary definition can still carry a connotation you did not intend.

  • Name readings of 曇

    Surnames 曇(くもり)Listen

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    cloudy weather; cloud up

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    become cloudy, overcast

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    dark clouds

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    cloudy, overcast

    XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary

    Clouds spreading. | Buddhist scriptures call the Buddha 瞿曇 (Gautama). The meaning translates as "sugarcane." His ancestors originally had the surname Gautama. Later the surname became Shakya.

  • Onyomi

    tip

    don(ドン) ドン

  • Kunyomi

    tip

    kumo.ru(くも-る) くも-る

  • Strokes

    tip

    16 strokes

  • Radical

    tip

    日 (hi・hihen・nichi・nichihen)

  • Related Keywords

    to cloud to lose luster to darken cloudy overcast dull gloomy dim hazy fog mist murky obscure leaden fade opaque

Sentences including 曇

  • Was it cloudy in tokyo yesterday?

  • It was cloudy that night.

  • It will be cloudy tomorrow.

  • It is cloudy today.

  • It's cloudy.

  • His face fell when he heard the news.

  • The sky clouded over.

  • It's getting cloudy.

  • I think it's clouding up.

  • Does it look cloudy today?

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