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くも
雲
は
すいじょうき
水蒸気
のかたまりである。
A cloud is a mass of vapor.
Grammar and points of interest
〜のか 〜のか
 
embedded question / expressing doubt
雲は水蒸気のかたまりである。
other forms of です other forms of です
 
雲は水蒸気のかたまりである。
Conjugations and inflections
  かたまり is the stem form of 'ru' godan verb かたまる   ALL INFLECTIONS
  である is the plain form of irregular 'ru' godan verb である   ALL INFLECTIONS
Words
く も 1
noun
cloud
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す い じ ょ う き 3
noun
water vapour; water vapor; steam
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か た ま る 4
Most common form: 固まる
'ru' godan verb, intransitive verb
1. to harden; to solidify
2. to become firm; to become certain
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で あ る 3
be; is  (see also: だ, であります; formal or literary copula)
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Kanji
雲
ウン   くも cloud   
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⻗
フ   あめ rain   
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云
ウン    say   
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二
ニ   ふたつ    ふた two   
厶
ム   private
水
スイ   みず water   
蒸
ジョウ   むす to heat with steam   むれる to be steamed; to get musty   むらす to cook with steam   
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艹
grass   
丞
ジョウ    help   
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一
イチ   イツ   ひとつ    ひと- one   
氶
water ma
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マ
katakana 'ma'
灬
fire
気
キ   ケ    spirit   
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ジン   ニン   ひと man   
⺄
second   おつ    
㐅
crossed swords
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