also: うんきゃく
noun
cloud movements; movement of clouds
Refers to the way clouds move or drift across the sky.
雲脚が速いので、すぐに雨が降りそうだ。
The clouds are moving fast, so it looks like rain soon.
noun
overhanging clouds; low-hanging clouds
Describes clouds that hang low, often before rain.
山の上に雲脚が垂れ込めている。
Low-hanging clouds are settling over the mountain.
Alternate kanji spelling for くもあし; less common than 雲脚.
Compound of 雲 (kumo, 'cloud') and 脚 (ashi, 'leg/foot'), metaphorically describing the movement or appearance of clouds. The reading うんきゃく is the on'yomi version, now rare.