cloudy sky when migratory birds depart north in spring
A seasonal word (kigo) for spring, describing the overcast sky seen when birds that wintered in Japan leave for the north. Used in haiku and poetic contexts.
Looking up at the bird-departure overcast sky, the birds heading north were already gone.
As a spring kigo, 'torigumori' is used in haiku.
Standard kanji spelling for this seasonal word.
Abbreviated variant; less common.
Compound of 鳥 (tori, 'bird') and 曇り (kumori, 'cloudiness'), referring to the overcast weather when migratory birds leave Japan in spring.