scattered clouds; torn clouds
Refers to small, ragged clouds that look like they have been torn apart, often seen in fair weather or after a storm.
Scattered clouds are floating in the sky.
After the typhoon, torn clouds were being swept along by the wind.
Verb meaning 'to be torn off' or 'to break into pieces'; ちぎれ雲 derives from this image.
Standard kanji-kana mixed spelling.
Full kanji spelling; less common and may be considered ateji.
Compound of 千切れ (chigire, 'torn piece', from verb 千切れる chigireru) + 雲 (kumo, 'cloud'), with rendaku voicing kumo → gumo. The kanji 千切れ is often replaced by hiragana in modern usage.