雲 — cloud
くも
雲
cloud
Grade 2
Japanese school grade level in which this kanji is taught. Grade 1 is first year of elementary school.
12 strokes
nature
U+96F2
Unicode hex codepoint — a unique identifier for this character in the Unicode standard.
Freq #1256
Frequency rank among the ~2,500 most common kanji in Japanese newspapers. Lower number = more common.
Heisig #423
Index in James Heisig's "Remembering the Kanji" — a popular textbook that teaches kanji through mnemonics and stories.
Meanings
- cloud
word
くも ・ぐも kumo Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).
も mo Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).
Appears in idioms
Components
Composed of
Used as component in (1)
Phono-semantic compound (形声). 雨 (rain) gives the meaning. 云 (un, to say) provides the sound. A cloud — the rain-bearing form.