N4 Kanji: 曇 (Cloudy)
JLPT N4 kanji 曇 — readings, vocabulary, stroke order, mnemonic, and common confusion pairs.
Character Info
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Kanji | 曇 |
| Strokes | 16 |
| Radical | 日 (sun) |
| JLPT Level | N4 |
Readings
| Type | Japanese | Romaji |
|---|---|---|
| On-yomi | ドン | don |
| Kun-yomi | くも・る | kumo-ru |
Vocabulary
| 曇る | くもる | kumoru | to become cloudy | | 曇り | くもり | kumori | cloudy weather | | 曇天 | どんてん | donten | overcast sky | | 薄曇り | うすぐもり | usugumori | slightly cloudy | | 曇りがち | くもりがち | kumorigachi | tending to be cloudy |
Stroke Order
1-8. Top 雲 (cloud). 9-16. Bottom 日 (sun).
Mnemonic
A cloud (雲) blocking the sun (日) — cloudy skies.
Common Confusion Pairs
| 雲 (cloud) | 雲 lacks the 日 at bottom; 曇 has 日 below 雲 | | 暗 (dark) | 暗 has 音 on right; 曇 has cloud above sun |