sky; clouds
Archaic poetic word for the sky or clouds, often used in classical poetry. Sense 1 is marked archaic.
Geese fly crying across the sky.
distant place; high place
Archaic use for a faraway or elevated location, often with a poetic or elegant tone.
I think of the distant place beyond the clouds.
Archaic metonymic use for the imperial court, seen in classical literature.
Having become one who serves at the imperial court.
Standard kanji spelling for this archaic word.
Ateji spelling; less common.
Compound of 雲 (kumo, 'cloud') + 居 (i, 'place, being'), literally 'where clouds are'. The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but it has been used since classical times.