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乱層雲 (ransouun) Japanese meaning: nimbostratus | Kotomora

乱らん層そう雲うん

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Meanings

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nimbostratus

A thick, dark, low-level cloud that brings continuous rain or snow. Technical term used in meteorology.

乱らん層そう雲うんは雨あめや雪ゆきを長ちょう時じ間かん降ふ

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Nimbostratus is a cloud that brings rain or snow for long periods.

Kanji

乱riot, war, disorder
層stratum, social class, layer
雲cloud

Built from

乱らん+層そう雲うん

Etymology

A modern meteorological term formed as the Japanese equivalent of nimbostratus, from 乱層 “nimbostratus layer” and 雲 “cloud.”