曇り・曇|くもりkumori[3]odaka (tail-high)
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- nouncloudiness; cloudy weather
- nounfog (on a mirror, glasses, etc.); cloud (e.g. in marble); blur; mist; shadow; dimness
- noungloom; dejection
- Synonym曇天どんてんWrittenWritten/formal prose for a gloomy, overcast sky, as in 「曇天の下」; mostly seen in written description rather than everyday speech.
- Related雨曇あまぐもりNeutralA cloudy sky with rain on the way; the nuance is impending rain. Much less common than 「曇り」.
- Antonym晴れはれNeutralThe opposite of 「曇り」: a clear day with few clouds and the sun out.
For a cloudy day, 「曇り」 is the default. Use 「曇天」 in written description of an overcast sky and 「雨曇」 when rain is imminent; a clear day is 「晴れ」.
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