What does kanji 霧 mean?

The primary meaning of kanji 霧 is fog.

How is kanji 霧 read?

The kunyomi readings for kanji 霧 are きり; the onyomi readings are ム, ボウ, ブ.

What is the main radical of kanji 霧?

The main radical for kanji 霧 is 雨.

What words use kanji 霧?

Example words that use kanji 霧 include 霧, 霧雨, 霧吹き, 霧に覆われる.

JōyōJLPT N1Kanken 4

霧

Meaning

Kanji 霧

fog

fog, mist

Stroke Order

Readings

Kunyomi 訓読み: きり
Onyomi 音読み: ムボウブ
Nanori 名乗り: -

Added to Jōyō: 1946

Jōyō: -
JLPT: JLPT N1
Frequency: #1747
Strokes: 19
Radical: 雨
Components: 力 • 矛 • 雨 • 攵
Kanji Kentei: Level 4
Similar Kanji: 務 • 蓩 • 奦 • 㜈 • 熃 • 䥐 • 䳱

Related vocabulary

Showing 33 common entries

Showing 33 of 52 entries that include this kanji.

霧

きり

spray

霧雨

きりさめ

drizzle

霧吹き

きりふき

spraying

霧に覆われる

きりにおおわれる

to be enveloped in mist

霧に包まれる

きりにつつまれる

to be shrouded in mist

霧雲

きりぐも

fog-like cloud

霧化

むか

atomization

霧散

むさん

dispersing

霧社事件

むしゃじけん

Musha Incident (Taiwan; 1930)

霧消

むしょう

vanishing like mist

霧状

きりじょう

mist form

霧深い

きりぶかい

misty

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Example sentences

5 reference sentences

朝の霧で山が見えない。

The mountain is hidden by the morning fog.

霧が深くて道に迷いそうだ。

The fog is so thick that I feel like I could get lost.

湖の上に白い霧が広がっていた。

A white mist spread over the lake.

霧のせいで電車が少し遅れた。

The train was a little late because of the fog.

今朝は霧が濃かった。

The fog was dense this morning.

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