Vocabulary

What does 曇る (くもる, kumoru) mean?

曇る (くもる, kumoru) means to become cloudy, to cloud over.

Quick facts
Readingくもる
Romajikumoru
Part of speechgodan verb, intransitive
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N5
くもる
N5 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommonkumoru

to become cloudy, to cloud over

  1. 1godan verb · intransitive to get cloudy; to cloud over; to become overcast
  2. 2godan verb · intransitive to cloud up; to fog up; to mist up
  3. 3godan verb · intransitive to be gloomy; to be clouded (expression); to be downcast
  4. 4godan verb · intransitive to look slightly downward (of a noh mask; indicating sadness, grief, etc.)

Example sentences

  • The sky has become cloudy.

  • The sky will get cloudy in the afternoon.

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Entries, readings and English glosses: JMdict — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and their translations written by GoMe.

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