noun
sky; clouds
Archaic poetic word for the sky or clouds, often used in classical poetry. Sense 1 is marked archaic.
雲居に雁が鳴いて渡る。
Geese fly crying across the sky.
noun
distant place; high place
Archaic use for a faraway or elevated location, often with a poetic or elegant tone.
雲居の彼方を思いやる。
I think of the distant place beyond the clouds.
noun
Archaic metonymic use for the imperial court, seen in classical literature.
雲居に仕える身となりて。
Having become one who serves at the imperial court.
Compound of 雲 (kumo, 'cloud') + 居 (i, 'place, being'), literally 'where clouds are'. The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but it has been used since classical times.