Usage patterns
雲が出るfor clouds to appear/form
In the afternoon, clouds started to appear in the sky.
〈場所〉に雲がかかるfor clouds to hang over a place
Clouds are hanging over Mt. Fuji so you can't see the summit.
雲が晴れるfor clouds to clear away
After a while, the clouds cleared and the blue sky spread out.
雲が広がるfor clouds to spread across the sky
Clouds have started spreading in from the west.
雲が流れるfor clouds to drift
The clouds drift along carried by the wind.
Expressions· 9
春の雲spring cloud; cloud floating in a spring sky 雲の上above the clouds; heaven · the Imperial Court · unreachable place; far beyond one's reach 雲の峰towering summer clouds; clouds resembling mountain peaks 雲を霞とflee like the wind; run out of sight
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雲をつかむhave no clear picture; be unable to grasp the situation
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