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雲粒 (うんりゅう) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

雲うん粒りゅう

also: くもつぶ

Meanings

1

noun

cloud droplet

meteorology

Technical term in meteorology for the tiny water droplets that form clouds.

雲うん粒りゅうは直ちょっ径けいが約やく0.01ミリメートルです。
Cloud droplets are about 0.01 millimeters in diameter.
気き象しょう学がくでは、雲うん粒りゅうの成せい長ちょう過か程ていを詳くわしく研けん究きゅうします。
In meteorology, the growth process of cloud droplets is studied in detail.

Written forms

雲粒Usage100%
- うんりゅう
  Standard kanji form; the reading うんりゅう is the primary technical term in meteorology.
- くもつぶ
  Alternate reading くもつぶ is less common and may be considered non-standard in technical contexts.

くもつぶ

Kanji

雲cloud
粒grains, drop, counter for tiny particles

Similar words

雨あま粒つぶ
雨粒 refers to raindrops, which are larger and fall to the ground, whereas 雲粒 are tiny droplets suspended in clouds.
水すい滴てき
水滴 is a general term for water droplets, not specific to clouds.

Etymology

Compound of 雲 (cloud) and 粒 (grain/droplet). The reading うんりゅう uses the on'yomi of both characters, while くもつぶ uses the kun'yomi.