霧
fog, mist
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
20 of 56- 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
Study
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.