積雲
Chinese
to amass; to accumulate; to store; old; long-standing | cloud; (abbr.) for Yunnan; surname | ||
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trad. (積雲) | 積 | 雲 | |
simp. (积云) | 积 | 云 |
Pronunciation
Noun
積雲
- (meteorology) cumulus
Derived terms
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Japanese
Kanji in this term | |
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積 | 雲 |
せき Grade: 4 | うん Grade: 2 |
on’yomi |
Etymology
From 積 (seki, “stack”) + 雲 (un, “cloud”)
Pronunciation
- On’yomi: Kan’on
- (Tokyo) せきうん [sèkíúń] (Heiban – [0])
- IPA(key): [se̞kʲiɯ̟̃ᵝɴ]
Noun
積雲 (hiragana せきうん, rōmaji sekiun)
- cumulus
- Synonym: 綿雲 (watagumo)
See also
- 層積雲 (sōsekiun)
- 高積雲 (kōsekiun)
- 巻積雲 (kensekiun)