霧きり虹にじ

noun

fog bow; white rainbow

A meteorological phenomenon similar to a rainbow but appearing as a white arc in fog, due to very small water droplets. The reading むこう is rare and may be encountered in older or specialized texts.

• 山さん頂ちょうで珍めずらしい霧きり虹にじを見みた。

  I saw a rare fog bow at the mountain summit.

• 霧きり虹にじは普ふ通つうの虹にじより色いろが薄うすい。

  A fog bow is paler in color than a regular rainbow.