Japanese Dictionary

Meaning of 曇る(くもる) in Japanese

曇る
JLPT 5
Kana Reading
くもる
Romaji
kumoru
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    Godan verb with `ru' ending, intransitive verb
    Meaning
    to get cloudy; to cloud over; to become overcast
    Example sentence
    明日は曇りになるでしょう。 It will be cloudy tomorrow.
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    to cloud up; to fog up; to mist up; to become dim
    Example sentence
    彼女の顔は心配で曇っている。 Her face was clouded with anxiety.
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    to be gloomy; to be clouded (expression); to be downcast
    Example sentence
    曇り時々雨でした。 It was cloudy, with occasional rain.
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    to look slightly downward (of a noh mask; indicating sadness, grief, etc.)
    Example sentence
    曇ってきたようだね。 I think it's clouding up.

Examples of 曇る, くもる in a sentence

Verb Conjugations

Non-Past

Plain
曇る
Plain Polite
曇ります
Negative
曇らない
Negative Polite
曇りません

Past

Plain
曇った
Plain Polite
曇りました
Negative
曇らなかった
Negative Polite
曇りませんでした

Te

Plain
曇って
Plain Polite
曇りまして
Negative
--
Negative Polite
--

Passive

Plain
曇られる
Plain Polite
曇られます
Negative
曇られない
Negative Polite
曇られません
()

Kanji in this word

曇 JLPT 2

16 strokes

cloudy weather, cloud up

On'Yomi: ドン

Kun'Yomi: くも.る

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