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層積雲 (sousekiun) Japanese meaning: stratocumulus | Kotomora

層そう積せき雲うん

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Meanings

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stratocumulus

A low, lumpy cloud layer; technical term used in weather forecasts and science.

明日あしたは層そう積せき雲うんが広ひろがり、曇くもり空ぞらになるでしょう。

Tomorrow, stratocumulus clouds will spread and it will likely be overcast.

Kanji

層stratum, social class, layer
積volume, product (x*y), acreage
雲cloud

Related words

積せき雲うん
積雲 is cumulus (individual puffy clouds), while 層積雲 is stratocumulus (a layer of lumpy clouds).
層そう雲うん
層雲 is stratus (a flat, featureless layer), while 層積雲 combines layered and lumpy characteristics.

Built from

層そう+積せき雲うん

Etymology

Compound of 層 (layer), 積 (accumulate), and 雲 (cloud), directly translating the international cloud classification 'stratocumulus'.