How to say "haze" in Japanese

• かすみCommon
  nounThe common word for haze in the air, with a particular association with spring; it also covers mist. It is the natural choice for a spring landscape whose distant hills look soft and blurred.
• もや
  nounA less common word for haze or mist, usually written in kana, without the spring association of かすみ. It suits thin haze hanging over a city or a valley in the morning.
  もやがロンドンの町まちをすっぽりと包つつんだ。↗

  The haze enveloped London.
• 煙霧えんむ
  nounA broader, less common term covering haze, mist, fog and smog; it is the meteorological term for haze. For hazy weather in ordinary speech, かすみ or もや is the usual choice.
• 雲煙うんえん
  nounA formal or literary word literally meaning 'clouds and smoke'; it is seldom the word you want for hazy weather — use かすみ or もや. It fits literary writing about clouds and smoke in the landscape.

For everyday haze pick 「かすみ」, the common word with a spring association, or 「もや」; 煙霧 covers haze together with mist, fog and smog; 雲煙 is a literary word really meaning clouds and smoke.

Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only

• かすみhaze (esp. in spring)
• もやmist
• 煙霧えんむhaze
• 雲煙うんえんclouds and smoke