JLPT N1 · 19 strokes
Kanji 霧: "fog, mist"
The kanji 霧 means "fog, mist". It is written with 19 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N1, read ム, ボウ, ブ in on'yomi and きり 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)
ムボウブ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
きり
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 | fog, mist |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 19 |
| JLPT level | N1 |
| Taught in Japan | secondary school |
| Frequency rank | 1747 of 2,501 |
Common words with 霧
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 霧fog; mist · spray
- 霧散dispersing; vanishing
- 黒い霧thick fog (of suspicion); black veil of secrecy; covered-up crime, unethical act, etc.
- 濃霧heavy fog; dense fog; thick fog
- 朝霧morning fog; morning mist
- 霧雨drizzle; light rain
- 霧に包まれるto be shrouded in mist; to be enveloped in fog
- 霧状mist form; atomized form; spray (form)
- 夜霧night fog
- 深い霧thick fog; dense fog
- 雲散霧消vanishing like mist
- 狭霧mist; fog
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