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曇 means 'cloudy'

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Strokes : 16    Frequency: 2035   JLPT: N2    Usefulness: 4    Study set: 4-21    Grade: 8   Intermediate lesson: 55    Beginner lesson: -   Begins 13 words   Used in 35 words   Used in 60 names   Component in 2 kanji (0 Jōyō)
Jōyō (常用)
On
   ドン
Kun
   くも to be cloudy
Name    ど   ずみ
A Joy o' Kanji essay is available for 曇 - click the badge to download
Learn how the Japanese use 曇 and (cloud) differently, associating only 曇 with changeability (both meteorological and emotional). Find out how to say, "It was cloudy, so there wasn't a view," "The steam has fogged my glasses," "His face fell when he heard the news," and "Today there will be sun followed by cloudy skies." Also figure out what "My heart pattern is cloudy" really means.
The essay is also included in the following Thematic Bundles
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Droplets of Moisture
霜 曇 霧 露
A book title mentioned in the 霧 essay collectively refers to clouds, rain, and fog by citing their common "rain" radical. That unites the kanji in this bundle, as well. All four essays explore the realities of damp weather, as when fog grounds planes, frost damages crops, and people seek shelter from the elements. Because of such challenges, these characters make great metaphors. The Japanese associate 霜 with hardship; 曇 with life's ups and downs, as well as gloomy feelings; 霧 with mental fog; and 露 with transience. Because 露 symbolizes vanishing realities, that kanji in particular has inspired poetry.
⿱   sun; day   cloud  
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In the most useful 10,000 words in Japanese, 曇 is used 3 times, read 2 ways.
Across all words in Japanese, 曇 is used 27 times, read 2 ways (with 4 variations).
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ドン : 3 words FIND ALL
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noun
dull (cloudy) weather
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くも : 11 words FIND ALL
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noun
cloudiness; cloudy weather; shadow
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くも (read as ぐも) : 8 words FIND ALL
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Most common form: 薄曇
slightly cloudy
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くも (read as くもり) : 3 words FIND ALL
noun
opacity
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ずみ: 1 word. FIND ALL
noun
Azumi shrew (Sorex hosonoi)  (often written with kana only)
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ぐもり: 1 word. FIND ALL
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noun
overcast, with high clouds
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An additional 4 less common words include 曇 but the reading has not yet been categorized.
Henshall: 1672  Joy o' Kanji : 1672  Key to Kanji:

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ドン   cloudy   くも to be cloudy   
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ニチ   ジツ   sun; day   ひ    -か    
ウン   くも cloud   
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フ   あめ rain   
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ウン    say   
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ニ   ふた    ふた two   
ム   private
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