乱層雲

乱層雲

Japanese

Kanji in this term
乱	層	雲
らん Grade: 6	そう Grade: 6	うん Grade: 2
on’yomi

Etymology

From 乱 (ran, “disturbance”) +‎ 層雲 (sōun, “stratus”).

Pronunciation

• On’yomi: Kan’on
  • (Tokyo) らんそ​ーうん [ràńsóꜜòùǹ] (Nakadaka – [3])[1][2][3]
  • IPA^(key): [ɾã̠ɰ̃so̞ːɯ̟̃ᵝɴ]

Noun

乱層雲 (hiragana らんそううん, rōmaji ransōun)

1. nimbostratus

   Synonym: 雨雲 (amagumo)

See also

• 積 (せき)乱 (らん)雲 (うん) (sekiran'un)

References

1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
2. 1997, 新明解国語辞典 (Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten), Fifth Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
3. 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, →ISBN