Copyright © 2026 Kotomora. All Rights Reserved.

Words Kanji Guides About

暗雲が立ち込める (あんうんがたちこめる) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

暗あん雲うんが立たち込こめる

Meanings

1

expression, ichidan verb

dark clouds gather

Literal description of dark clouds appearing and spreading across the sky.

See also: 暗雲

西にしの空そらに暗あん雲うんが立たち込こめてきた。
Dark clouds have gathered in the western sky.

2

expression, ichidan verb

threatening signs emerge; trouble is afoot

Figurative use indicating that an ominous or uneasy situation is developing.

See also: 暗雲

政せい局きょくに暗あん雲うんが立たち込こめている。
Dark clouds are gathering over the political situation.

Written forms

暗あん雲うんが立たち込こめる
Standard kanji spelling for this expression.
暗あん雲うんが立たちこめる
Alternate spelling using okurigana こめる instead of 込める.

Kanji

暗darkness, disappear, shade
雲cloud
立stand up, rise, set up
込crowded, mixture, in bulk

Similar words

暗あん雲うん
暗雲 is the noun 'dark clouds' or 'ominous signs'; 暗雲が立ち込める is the full verbal expression meaning 'dark clouds gather' or 'threatening signs emerge'.

Etymology

Compound of 暗雲 (dark clouds) + が (subject marker) + 立ち込める (to hang over, to envelop). The figurative sense extends the image of gathering dark clouds to ominous situations.