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Kotomora

云

say

StatusJinmeiyōStrokes4

Readings

On'yomi

  • ウン

Kun'yomi

  • い.う
  • ここに

Meaning

云 centers on the act of speaking or saying something. It is a simple verb for verbal expression.

Most common words using 云

  • 云々うんぬん
    N1

    and so on; and so forth; et cetera; and such; and the like

  • 云々かんぬんうんぬんかんぬん

    and so on; and so forth; et cetera; and such; and the like

  • 云為うんい

    sayings and doings; words and deeds

  • 云爾うんじ

    such as

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Etymology

云 is a pictograph of breath or vapor rising, which came to represent speaking. The modern form retains the basic shape of a rising cloud-like form.

Meaning mnemonic

The top 二 looks like two lines of speech, and the bottom 厶 resembles a mouth or a person speaking. Together, 云 is the act of saying something.

Reading mnemonic

For ウン, imagine a person saying 'un' as a thoughtful sound before speaking: 'un' -> ウン, and then they say their words.