JLPT N2 · 12 strokes
Kanji 雲: "cloud"
The kanji 雲 means "cloud". It is written with 12 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N2, read ウン in on'yomi and くも, -ぐも in kun'yomi.
Stroke order
Strokes are written in the order of the numbers. The order is not decorative: it is what gives the character its balance, and it is also how handwriting search works in Japanese dictionaries.
Readings
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
ウン
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
くも-ぐも
In a kun'yomi reading, the dot separates the kanji from its okurigana: かた.る is read かたる and written 語る. A hyphen marks a bound position, like -び in 日.
At a glance
| Meaning | cloud |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 12 |
| JLPT level | N2 |
| Taught in Japan | grade 2 |
| Frequency rank | 1256 of 2,501 |
Common words with 雲
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 雲cloud
- 闇雲reckless; (at) random; haphazard; blind
- 雲の上above the clouds; heaven · the Imperial Court
- 雨雲rain cloud
- 暗雲dark clouds · threatening signs; ominous indications
- 出雲Izumo (former province located in the east of present-day Shimane Prefecture)
- 雲行きweather; look of the sky · situation; turn of affairs; signs; way the wind is blowing
- 雲泥の差wide difference; a world of difference
- 黒雲dark clouds; black clouds
- 雲間rift between clouds
- 雲ひとつないcloudless (sky); without a cloud (in the sky)
- 白雲white clouds
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