# 雲 — cloud

雲 means “cloud”. It is a JLPT N3 kanji written with 12 strokes. On'yomi: ウン (un). Kun'yomi: くも (kumo). You'll see it in words such as 雲 (kumo, “cloud”).

- Meaning: cloud
- On'yomi: ウン (un)
- Kun'yomi: くも (kumo)
- Strokes: 12
- Level: JLPT N3 · set Seasons & weather

## How to remember 雲

Rain (雨) still up in the cloud (云).

Parts: 雨 rain · 云 cloud

## Words with 雲

| Word | Reading | Meaning |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 雲 | くも (kumo) | cloud |

## Don't confuse it with

[霊](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/ghost/) · [陰](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/shade/)

## More in the “Seasons & weather” set

[候](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/climate/) · [温](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/warm/) · [星](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/star/) · [晴](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/clear-weather/) · [陽](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/sunlight/) · [雪](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/snow/) · [雲](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/cloud/) · [暖](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/warm-weather/) · [氷](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/ice/)

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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/n3-kanji/cloud/. Last updated 2026-11-01.