also: うんけい
noun
cloud formation
Only with reading うんけい
Technical term for cloud formations, used in meteorology. Restricted to the reading うんけい.
気象学では、雲形を分類する基準がある。
In meteorology, there are criteria for classifying cloud formations.
noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
cloud-shaped
Describes something shaped like a cloud. Common in compound words and descriptive phrases.
雲形の模様が入った着物を着ている。
She is wearing a kimono with a cloud-shaped pattern.
雲形定規を使って曲線を描く。
Draw a curve using a cloud-shaped ruler.
雲 is the general word for 'cloud', while 雲形 specifically refers to the shape or formation of clouds.
Compound of 雲 (cloud) and 形 (shape). The reading うんけい is the on'yomi reading, while くもがた is the kun'yomi reading.