noun
scattered clouds; torn clouds
Refers to small, ragged clouds that look like they have been torn apart, often seen in fair weather or after a storm.
空にちぎれ雲が浮かんでいる。
Scattered clouds are floating in the sky.
台風の後、ちぎれ雲が風に流されていた。
After the typhoon, torn clouds were being swept along by the wind.
Compound of 千切れ (chigire, 'torn piece', from verb 千切れる chigireru) + 雲 (kumo, 'cloud'), with rendaku voicing kumo → gumo. The kanji 千切れ is often replaced by hiragana in modern usage.