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霧

fog, mist

JLPTN1StatusJōyō · secondary schoolFrequencyTop 2,000Strokes19

Readings

On'yomi

  • ム
  • ボウ
  • ブ

Kun'yomi

  • きり

Meaning

霧 centers on atmospheric obscurity: fog or mist that reduces visibility and creates a hazy, unclear environment.

Most common words using 霧

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  • 霧きり
    N3

    fog; mist

  • 朝霧あさぎり

    morning fog; morning mist

  • 噴霧ふんむ

    atomizing; spraying

  • 濃霧のうむ

    heavy fog; dense fog; thick fog

  • 霧雨きりさめ
    N1

    drizzle; light rain

  • 霧吹ききりふき

    spraying

  • 霧散むさん

    dispersing; vanishing

  • 霧氷むひょう

    rime; hoarfrost; silver frost

  • 雲散霧消うんさんむしょう

    vanishing like mist

  • 五里霧中ごりむちゅう

    totally at a loss; lose one's bearings; in a maze; in a fog; all at sea; up in the air; mystified; bewildered

  • 夜霧よぎり

    night fog

  • 煙霧えんむ

    haze; mist; fog; smog

  • 黒い霧くろいきり

    thick fog (of suspicion); black veil of secrecy; covered-up crime, unethical act, etc.

  • 夕霧ゆうぎり

    evening mist

  • 内陸霧ないりくむ

    inland fog

  • 冬霧ふゆぎり

    winter fog; fog during winter

  • 噴霧乾燥ふんむかんそう

    spray drying

  • 噴霧器ふんむき

    sprayer; vaporizer; vaporiser; atomizer; atomiser; nebulizer

  • 夏霧なつぎり

    summer fog; summer mist

  • 山霧やまぎり

    mountain fog

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Etymology

霧 combines 雨 (rain) with 務, which likely contributes the sound and the idea of something covering or obscuring, together suggesting atmospheric moisture that obscures vision.

Meaning mnemonic

Rain 雨 falls and mixes with the idea of duty or task 務, like a thick fog that makes every task harder to see and complete.

Reading mnemonic

For ム, imagine a cow mooing in the fog: moo -> ム, and the sound is muffled by the mist.