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靄がかかる (もやがかかる) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

靄もやがかかる

Meanings

1

expression, godan verb (-ru)

be hazy; be misty

Describes a scene or view becoming obscured by haze or mist. Often used in the forms もやがかかって or もやがかかった.

See also: 掛かる (かかる)

朝あさ、山やまに靄もやがかかっていた。
In the morning, the mountains were hazy.
遠とおくの景色けしきに

靄もや

が

かかっ

て

、

よく

見み

え

ない

。

The distant view is misty and hard to see clearly.

Written forms

靄もやがかかる
Standard kanji-kana spelling; 靄 is a common kanji for 'mist' or 'haze'.
靄もやが掛かかる
Alternate spelling using 掛かる for the verb part; less common than かかる.
もやが掛かかる

Kanji

靄mist, haze, fog
掛hang, suspend, depend

Similar words

霞かすみがかかる
霞 (kasumi) also means 'haze' or 'mist', but 霞がかかる often implies a softer, more poetic or springtime haze, while 靄 (moya) suggests a thicker, more opaque mist.
霧きりがかかる
霧 (kiri) is 'fog', which is denser than 靄 and significantly reduces visibility.

Etymology

靄 (moya) is a native Japanese word for 'haze' or 'mist'. かかる is the verb 'to hang' or 'to cover', so the phrase literally means 'haze hangs'. The exact origin of もや is uncertain, but it is likely related to mimetic words for haziness.