towering summer clouds; clouds resembling mountain peaks
A poetic seasonal phrase (kigo) for summer, evoking cumulonimbus clouds that build up like mountains. Used in haiku and literary descriptions.
Towering summer clouds rose in the summer sky.
In this haiku, 'cloud peaks' is used as a summer seasonal word.
Standard modern spelling.
Contains the outdated kanji 峯 for 峰; rarely used today.
Compound of 雲 (cloud) + の (possessive particle) + 峰 (peak). Literally 'cloud peaks', describing the mountain-like shape of summer cumulonimbus clouds.