巻積雲

巻積雲

See also: 卷積雲

Japanese

Kanji in this term
巻	積	雲
けん Grade: 6	せき Grade: 4	うん Grade: 2
on’yomi

Alternative forms

• 絹積雲

Etymology

From 巻 (ken, “roll”) +‎ 積雲 (sekiun, “cumulus”)

Pronunciation

• On’yomi: Kan’on
  • (Tokyo) けんせ​きうん [kèńséꜜkìùǹ] (Nakadaka – [3])
  • (Tokyo) けんせき​うん [kèńsékíꜜùǹ] (Nakadaka – [4])
  • IPA^(key): [kẽ̞ɰ̃se̞kʲiɯ̟̃ᵝɴ]

Noun

巻積雲 (hiragana けんせきうん, rōmaji kensekiun)

1. cirrocumulus

   Synonyms: 鱗雲 (urokogumo, rin'un), 鰯雲 (iwashigumo), 鯖雲 (sabagumo)

See also

• 巻 (けん)雲 (うん) (ken'un)
• 巻 (けん)層 (そう)雲 (うん) (kensōun)