巻雲

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
けん
Grade: 6
うん
Grade: 2
on'yomi
Alternative spellings
卷雲 (kyūjitai)
絹雲

From (けん) (ken, roll) + (うん) (un, cloud).

Pronunciation

Noun

(けん)(うん) • (ken'un

  1. cirrus cloud

See also

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
ま(き)
Grade: 6
くも > ぐも
Grade: 2
kun'yomi
Alternative spellings
卷雲 (kyūjitai)
巻き雲
捲雲
捲き雲

From (まき) (maki, roll) + (くも) (kumo, cloud). The kumo changes to gumo as an instance of rendaku (連濁).

Pronunciation

Noun

(まき)(ぐも) • (makigumo

  1. cirrus cloud

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  3. 3.0 3.1 NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN