# 霧 — fog; mist

霧 means “fog; mist”. It is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 19 strokes. On'yomi: ム (mu). Kun'yomi: きり (kiri). You'll see it in words such as 霧 (kiri, “fog; mist”).

- Meaning: fog; mist
- On'yomi: ム (mu)
- Kun'yomi: きり (kiri)
- Strokes: 19
- Level: JLPT N1 · set Seasons & weather

## How to remember 霧

Sounds like 務: both read ム.

Parts: 雨 rain · 務 duty

## Words with 霧

| Word | Reading | Meaning |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 霧 | きり (kiri) | fog; mist |

## More in the “Seasons & weather” set

[露](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/dew/) · [災](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/calamity/) · [雰](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/atmosphere/) · [雷](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/thunder/) · [霧](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/fog/) · [嵐](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/storm/) · [虹](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/rainbow/) · [霜](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/frost/)

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From Moji Ninja (https://moji.ninja/), a free app for learning hiragana, katakana and the JLPT kanji from N5 to N1 with spaced repetition. Page: https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/fog/. Last updated 2026-11-01.