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かなとこ雲 (kanatokogumo) Japanese meaning: anvil cloud | Kotomora

かなとこ雲ぐも

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Meanings

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anvil cloud

A cumulonimbus cloud whose top has spread into a flat, anvil-like shape, often associated with thunderstorms.

遠とおくの空そらにかなとこ雲ぐもが見みえたら、激はげしい雷らい雨うに注ちゅう意いが必ひつ要ようだ

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If you see an anvil cloud in the distant sky, be prepared for severe thunderstorms.

Kanji

雲cloud
鉄iron
床bed, counter for beds, floor

Related words

積せき乱らん雲うん
積乱雲 is the general term for cumulonimbus clouds, while かなとこ雲 specifically refers to the mature stage when the top flattens into an anvil shape.

Written forms

かなとこ雲ぐも
Standard kanji-kana mixed spelling for this meteorological term.
鉄床雲かなとこぐも
Full kanji spelling; less common and may be harder to read.

Etymology

Compound of 金床 (かなとこ, 'anvil') and 雲 (くも, 'cloud'), from the cloud's resemblance to a blacksmith's anvil.