also: げんしうん
atomic cloud; mushroom cloud
Refers to the cloud formed by a nuclear explosion, often specifically the mushroom cloud.
原子雲が広島の空に立ち上った。
An atomic cloud rose into the sky over Hiroshima.
Standard kanji spelling.
Irregular reading using on'yomi for 雲; rarely used.
Compound of 原子 (atomic) and 雲 (cloud).