曇くもる

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曇る · godan verb (-ru)

Meanings

godan verb (-ru), intransitive verb

become cloudy; cloud over; become overcast

Describes the sky or weather turning cloudy.

godan verb (-ru), intransitive verb

fog up; mist up; become dim

Used for glass, mirrors, lenses, or eyes becoming fogged or misted over.

godan verb (-ru), intransitive verb

be gloomy; be clouded (expression); be downcast

Describes a person's expression or mood becoming gloomy or clouded with sadness or worry.

godan verb (-ru), intransitive verb

look slightly downward (of a noh mask)

Specialized term in Noh theater; refers to a mask angled slightly downward to express sadness or grief. Derived from 面曇る.

〈物もの〉が曇くもるfor glass, a mirror, or a lens to fog up
お風ふ呂ろの鏡かがみが曇くもって顔かおが見みえない。
The bathroom mirror is fogged up, and I can't see my face.
表ひょう情じょうが曇くもるfor one's expression to darken with worry or sadness
彼かの女じょはその話はなしを聞きくと表ひょう情じょうが曇くもった。
Her expression darkened when she heard the news.
心こころが曇くもるfor one's heart or mind to be clouded with worry or unease
その知しらせを聞きいて心こころが曇くもった。
My heart felt clouded after hearing that news.

曇くもらす
曇らす is the transitive form meaning to make something cloudy or gloomy, while 曇る is intransitive, meaning to become cloudy or gloomy on its own.

陰かげる sense 3
陰る describes light or an expression becoming shadowed or dim, while 曇る is broader and covers weather, glass, and mood turning cloudy or gloomy.
霞かすむN1sense 2
霞む means to become hazy or blurred (as with mist or tired eyes), whereas 曇る specifically describes glass, lenses, or eyes fogging up with condensation.
どんよりN1
曇る is the plain verb for weather 'becoming cloudy', while どんより emphasizes a heavy, dim, oppressive overcast feeling.
濁にごるN2
濁る describes a liquid, sound, or color losing clarity or purity, while 曇る is used for glass, mirrors, or the sky becoming fogged or overcast.

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潤うるむN1
曇る means to become cloudy or overcast, often of weather or glass, while 潤む focuses on a moist, blurred effect rather than a foggy one.
よどむN1
曇る describes eyes, glass, or skies becoming clouded or dim, while 淀む covers a wider range including stagnant flow, sediment, and faltering speech.

晴はれるN5sense 1
晴れる means the sky clears up, while 曇る means it becomes cloudy or overcast.
晴はれ渡わたるN1
曇る means the sky becomes cloudy or overcast, the opposite of 晴れ渡る, which describes the sky clearing completely.
照てるN2
曇る means the sky becomes cloudy, the direct weather opposite of 照る, the sun shining.

濁にごるN2
濁る means to become muddy or turbid (of liquids or sound), while 曇る means to become cloudy or foggy (of sky, glass, or mood).
煙けむるN1
曇る means the sky or a surface becomes cloudy or clouded over, whereas 煙る specifically implies haziness from smoke or mist.

曇くもりN5
cloudiness; cloudy weather · fog; mist; blur; cloudiness · gloom; dejection; shadow
曇くもり空ぞら
cloudy sky; overcast sky
薄うす曇ぐもり
slightly cloudy; lightly overcast
曇くもり声ごえ
depressed voice; gloomy voice; voice clouded with emotion
朝あさ曇ぐもり
cloudy morning

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曇くもるUsage86%
Standard kanji spelling for all senses.
くもるUsage14%
Kana spelling is common in everyday writing, especially when the kanji is not needed.

From 雲 (くも, 'cloud') + verbal suffix る. The Noh sense is a shortening of 面曇る (おもぐもる).