also: ちょううん
morning clouds
Refers to clouds visible in the morning sky. A straightforward compound noun.
朝雲が東の空に広がっていた。
Morning clouds spread across the eastern sky.
Standard kanji spelling for 'morning clouds'.
On'yomi reading; less common in modern usage.
Compound of 朝 (asa, 'morning') and 雲 (kumo, 'cloud'), with rendaku voicing of the second element.