also: あまぐも
clouds in the sky
Archaic poetic word for clouds, especially in classical Japanese poetry and literature. Not used in modern everyday speech.
In the Man'yōshū, there is the expression 'to the farthest reaches where the clouds in the sky lie low'.
Alternate reading with rendaku; both readings are given.
Compound of 天 (ama, 'sky, heavens') and 雲 (kumo, 'cloud'). The rendaku reading あまぐも is a common voicing phenomenon in compounds.