霧|きりkiri[0]heiban (flat)

1. nounfog; mist
   濃こい霧きりのために私わたしたちの飛行機ひこうきは遅おくれた。↗

   A thick fog delayed our flight.
2. nounspray

• SynonymかすみNeutralThin haze blurring distant views, mostly in spring, with seasonal and literary overtones; 「霧」 is denser and typical of autumn.
• SynonymもやNeutralThin mist or haze; in weather terms, visibility of 1 km or more. 「霧」 covers both thick and thin and is the more common word.
• SynonymフォグNeutralLoanword for fog or a car's fog lamp, mostly in compounds like 「フォグランプ」; rarely used on its own.
• SynonymミストNeutralLoanword for fine water droplets; common for humidifier and cosmetic sprays, but also for natural mist-like droplets.
• Related煙霧えんむWrittenWritten/formal term for air made murky by smoke and dust particles, as in smog or haze.
• Related狭霧さぎりWrittenElegant, poetic word for mist, found mainly in waka verse and song lyrics; 「さ」 is a prefix.
• Antonym晴れはれNeutralAntonym: clear, sunny weather, the opposite of foggy, mist-filled conditions.

Use 「霧」 as the default for fog or mist of any density. 「靄」 is thinner haze, 「霞」 spring haze with a literary feel, 「ミスト」 fine spray, 「煙霧」 smoky murk in formal prose, 「狭霧」 poetic mist, 「晴れ」 clear skies.

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1. （きり）地表ちひょう近ちかくにおいて、凝結ぎょうけつした水みずの微粒子びりゅうしが浮遊ふゆうする現象げんしょう。